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isteningPractice

W:‘asttime.

M:What?edtopaylast

turn,butyourcreditcardfailed;soIendeduppaying!It‘s

definitelyyourturn.

Q:Whatistrueaccordingtotheconversation?

M:I‘mhavingrealtroublereviewingforthisFrenchexam.I

justcan‘tmemorizeallthevocabulary.

W:we

justhavetokeepreadingthetextsoverandover.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanprefer?

W:Ohlook!There‘sthatguywesawlastweek,playing

footballinthepark!Helookedgreatinhiskit,remember?

M:Him?Idon‘trememberhim.I‘vegotaterriblememoryfor

hardtimeevenrecordingpeopleI‘vebeen

introducedto.

Q:Accordingtotheconversation,whatistheman‘sproblem?

M:Whyisthereabigsignonthebackofyourdoorthat

says―keys‖?

W:It‘storemindmetotakemykeyswhenIgooutbecause

I‘malwayslockingmyselfoutbyaccident!Itdoesn‘thelp

stforgettoreadthesign.

Q:Whyisthereasignonthebackofthedoor?

M:ayquestionwas

terrible!

W:Iknow,photographic

memory,fulthatwouldbe!

Q:WhatistrueofDavid?

Keys:1.C2.D3.A4.B5.C

ingIn

Script

M:‘resuddenlygettingexcellent

marksineverysubject,andyouusedtobeabottom-of–class

studentjustlikeme.

W:narticleinascientificjournal

thatstudyingwithremembering,basedonrecentresearchintothe

brain.

M:Aw,thatstuff‘soldhat:studyatthesametimeeveryday,

besureyourclothesarecomfortable,andmakesureyouhave

enoughlight,blah-blah-blah.

W:Notsofast,wiseguy.I‘mtalkingaboutprinciples

like―MentalVisualization‖,creatingapictureinyourmindof

whatistoberemembered.

M:Ok,―Association‖a

principle—youknow,youconnectwhatyouwanttorememberwith

somethingyou‘refamiliarwith?

W:Righton!‗Consolidation‖wmynotes

rightafterclassandconsolidate—orabsorb—thenewmaterial

intowhatI‘vealreadylearned.

M:You‘

thisweekendI‘mgoingtostudysixteenhoursadaybothSaturday

andSunday.

W:Whoa,‘theprinciple

of―DistributesPractice‖.Shorterstudysessionsdistributes

overseveraldaysarebetter.

M:Thatsystemisallverywellforyou;you‘vegotagood

taboutme?I‘vegotamemorylikeasieve.

W:You‘‘snothingwrongwithyourmemory.

Butmemoryislikeamuscle;‘tforget

it.

Whilethemaniswonderingwhythewomanissuddenlygetting

excellentmarks,shesaysshereadanarticleonstudyingand

saboutprincipleslike―Mental

Visualization‖,thatis,creatingapictureinone‘smindof

mindsthemanoftheprinciple

of―Association‖,whichmeansconnectingwhatonewantsto

ewomanadds

theprincipleof―Consolidation‖,orreviewingone‘snotes

afterclassandabsorbingthenewmaterialintowhatonehas

emanpromisetostudysixteenhoursaday,

thewomanrecommendstheprincipleof―DistributedPractice‖,

whichfavorsshorterstudysessionsdistributedoverseveraldays.

Finally,thewomantellsthemanthatmemoryislikeamuscle,and

thatitneedsexercise.

Task2:Youforgetmytoast!

Script

An80-year-oldcouplewashavingproblemsrememberingthings,

sotheydecidetogototheirdoctortoseewhatwaswrongwith

plainedtothedoctorabouttheproblemstheywere

heckingthecoupleover,the

doctortoldthemthatthey

werephysicallyokaybutmightneedtostartwritingthings

plethankedthedoctorandleft.

LaterthatnightwhilewatchingTV,theoldwomansaidtothe

oldman,―Honey,willyoupleasegotothekitchenandgetmea

dishoficecream?‖

Beforethemanleft,sheadded,―Whydon‘tyouwritethat

downsoyouwon‘tforget?‖“Nonsense,‖saidthehusband,―I

canrememberadishoficecream!‖

“Well,‖saidthewife,―I‘dlikesomestrawberriesonit.

You‘dbetterwritethatdownbecauseIknowyourmemoryis

failing.‖

“Don‘tbesilly,‖repliedthehusband.―There‘reonlytwo

things:rely

rememberthat!‖

Withthat,bouttwenty

minuteshereturnedfromthekitchenandhandedheraplateof

baconandeggs.

Thewifetookonelookattheplate,glancedupatherhusband,

andsaid,―Hey,youforgetthetoast!‖

Keys:FTFFF

Task3:Memory-ImprovingTechniques

Script

Therearemanytechniquesyoucanusetoimproveyourmemory.

Someofthemareintroducedher.

Firstandforemost,youneedtostimulateyourmemoryallthe

tsimply,youshoulduseyourmemoryasmuchas

peciallyimportanttotrytolearnsomethingnew.

Ifyouworkinanoffice,learntodance;ifyouareadancer,

learntodealwithacomputer,ifyouworkwithsales,andlearn

toplaychess;ifyouareaprogrammer,

addedactivitiesstimulatethebrainsothatItcontinuesto

function.

Olderpeopleneedtopayattentiontothingstheyaredealing

‘ttrytomemorizeeverythingthatcatchesyour

attention;mple,you

n

itsvariouscharacteristics:itsmaterial,itsfunction,itscolor,

‘tallowanyotherthoughttooccupyyourmind

whileyouareconcentratinginthatpen.

impossibletorememberthingsifyouaretenseornervous.

So,tryholdingyourbreathfortenseconds,andthenrelease

itslowly.

Associationisalsoapowerfultooltodevelopyourmemory.

Forexample,ifyoucannotrememberaperson‘sname,youcan

thinkaboutaspecialfeatureofhisfaceandthenlinkitwith

hismane.

‘sseemstobeanespeciallyimportantwayto

stimulateone‘smemory?

emstobethebestwaytofocusyourmemory?

youconcentrateonapen?

yourelaxyourselfaccordingtothepassage?

themainideaofthepassage?

Kes:1A2.C3.D4.B5.D

ngOut

MODEL1Itslippedmymind!

Amy:Isentouttheinvitationstothedinnerparty.

Bill:That‘tshouldwedo?

Amy:We‘vegottoplanthemenu.

Bill:Oh,that‘aveanythinginmind?

Amy:IthinkI‘mgoingtomakethechickensaladwehadat

erIsledthecheffortherecipe?

Bill:Yeah,butdidyouforgetthatLindadoesn‘teatchicken?

Amy:Linda?Oh,mygosh!IforgottoinviteLinda!Itjust

‘:Well,everyone

‘snottoolateyet.I‘llmakea

‘tworry.

Amy:Thanks!Yousee,I‘I‘m

gettingold!

Bill:Lookslikeyouare,sweetheart

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:I‘mgoingtothrowaparty,andI‘vesentoutthe

invitationstomyfriendsandrelatives.B:That‘

don‘tforgettoinviteeveryoneyoushouldinvite.

A:IthinkI‘aveanybodyinmind?

B:DidyouinviteJohn?He‘slosthisjobafterrecent

quarrelwithhisboss.

A:Oh,mygosh!Iforgottoinvitehim!He‘llbesad,

slippedmymind.

B:Well,‘tworry.

It‘honecallrightaway.

A:DidIforgetanybodyelsethatIshouldincite?

B:There‘syetanotherpersonyoushouldinvite—Julia.

She‘sjustmovedtothecityandfeelslonely.

A:Oh,goodheavens,‘sournew

,I‘I‘mgettingold!

B:Lookslikeyouare,‘dbetterstartwriting

thingsdownifthey‘reimportant.

MODEL2Ican‘tthinkofitoffthetopofmyhead.

Script

John:Hey,nowwhatJack‘shomephonenumberis?

Susan:Ican‘‘t

havemyaddressbookonme,andIdon‘thavemymobilephonewith

me,either.

John:That‘stoobad!I‘‘surgent!

IfIcan‘tfindhimtoday,I‘llbedead!Susan:Youmightwant

tolookitupinthephonebook.

John:I‘vecheckedalready,butitseemsthathidphone

numberisunlisted.

Susan:Maybeit‘sunderhisroommate‘sname.

John:Well,Iguessso.

Susan:Well,whydon‘tyoucallJane?Shehashisphone

number.

John:I‘vetried,butnooneanswered!

Susan:Maybecallhisofficeandaskhissecretary.

John:I‘‘sit‘s

private.

Susan:Oh,that‘uallydon‘treleaseprivate

informationoverthephone.

John:It‘allyhaveapowerfulmemory,but

youcan‘‘swrongwithyou?Yourmemoryseems

tobefadingearly.

Susan:It‘ememoryfor

faceandnames,butapooronefornumberanddates

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Hey,doyourememberwhenisthelectureonthevalueof

informationbyProfessorSmith?B:Ican‘tthinkofitoffthe

ecanlookitupinournotebook,butI

don‘thaveminewithme.

A:That‘stoobas!Idon‘thaveitwithme,

rememberthenumberofthelecturehail?B:Sorry,Ican‘tthink

ofitoffmyhead.

A:I‘‘tmissit!

B:Well,whydon‘tyoucallthedeanwhoarrangedthelecture?

A:I‘mafraidit‘snotverywisetoaskthedeandirectly.

B:Thenmaybeyoucancalltheofficeifthedepartmentand

askthesecretary.

A:I‘vealreadytried,butnooneanswered.

B:Oh!

A:Youusuallyhaveapowerfulmemory,butyoucan‘thelp

oryseemstobefadingearly.

B:It‘eagoodmemory

forfacesandnames,butapooronefornumbersanddates.

MODEL3What‘swrongwithyourmemory?

Script

Bill:Hi,honey!MytriptoLondonwaswonderful.

Amy:Tellmewhatthrilledyoumost.

[ThetelephoneringsandBillanswersit....Hehangsup.]

Bill:Er,wherewasI?

Amy:YouweretalkingaboutyourtourinLondon.

Bill:Oh,yeah.

Amy:Ibetyouhadagreattime.

Bill:Yes,IparticularlyenjoyedvisitingthetowerofLondon.

Amy:Howdidyougetthere?Bybusorunderground?

Bill:Letmesee….Sorry,Ican‘trememberanymore.

Amy:What‘swrongwithyourmemory?

Bill:Ihopeit‘snotAlzheimer‘‘twantto

forgetmyownname.

Amy:Idon‘sit‘sjusttemporary

‘:Ihope

hisishappeningsooftenrecently,IthinkImustgo

toseeadoctorandgetsomepills

Amy:It‘,Iwishyouhada

goodmemoryforhappyevents,andabadoneforunhappythings.

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Hey,mytriptoBeijingwasfantastic.

B:Tellmewhatthrilledyoumost.

[ThedoorbellringsandAanswerit….Acomesback.]

A:WherewasI?

B:YouweretalkingaboutyourtourinBeijing

A:Oh,yeah.

B:Ibetyouhadagreattime.

A:Yes,IparticularlyenjoyedvisitingtheForbiddenCityand

theGreatWall,thoughtheadmissionfeeswereabittoohighfor

me.

B:Whatwerethefees?

A:Letmesee….Sorry,Ican‘trememberanymore.

B:What‘swrongwithyourmemory?

A:Ihopeit‘snotAlzheimer‘‘twanttosee

alotofnewpeopleeveryday.

B:Idon‘syouonlyforgetthings

‘llberightafteragoodsleep.A:Ihopeso.

Butasthisishappeningsooftenrecently,IthinkIhavetosee

adoctor.

B:Idon‘tthinkit‘,abadmemoryhelps

youforgetyourtrouble.

‘sTalk

Script

Student:Professor,thankyouforgrainingmethisinterview.

I‘mSusan,

ou‗rean

outstandingpsychologist,couldyougiveussometipsonhowtop

improveourmemory?

Professor:Well,somepeoplehavebettermemoriesthanothers,

butthat‘slargelybecausetheyarebetteratcreatingmental

images.

Student:IfI‘mnotgoodatcreatingimages,whatcanIdo?

Professor:mindremembersthings

mple,Iyou

havetopickupseveralitemsatthegrocerystore,say,carrots,

egg,bananas,andmilk,youcancreateapictureinyourmindofa

giantcarrot,andhangingfromit,abanana.

Student:ThenIcouldhaveagiantmilkcartonpouringmilk

sor:atwould

youdowiththeegg?

Student:Hmmm.I‘dvisualizeanegg-shapedUFOflyingacross

thesky.

Professor:eyouapplytheideas,the

screatingpictures,there‘sanother

techniquethatisveryuseful.

Student:Whatisit?

Professor:eyouare

lookingforlostkeys.

Relax,andletyourmindlookforalltheimagesconnected

withthosekeys--theirfeel,thesoundstheymake.

Student:Howwillthathelp?

Professor:Youmightrememberthesoundthekeysmadewhenyou

placedtheninadrawerorcoldtouchofthekeysinyourjacket

wereyouleftthem.

Student:Ohmygosh!‘stimemyEnglish

imageofmyteacherstaringatmyemptyseatin

anks,Professor.

Professor:Notatall,andgoodluckwithyourmemory.

WaysofImprovingOne‘sMemoryExamples

Creatingimages

Toremembertheitemstobuysatthegrocerystoresuchas

carrots,eggs,bananas,andmilkImagesthatyoumayhelp:

carrotandabananahangingfromit

milkcartonpouringmilkoverthecarrotandbanana

-shapedUFOflyingacrossthesky

Establishingassociations

TofindyourlostkeysAssociationswithsoundtouchthatmay

help:

ndofthekeysmightremindyouofyhavingplaced

theninadrawer.

dtouchofthekeysmightremindyouoftheminyour

jacket.

Discussion

SAMPLE

A:Aswejustheardfromtheinterview,thetechniqueof

associatingcertainlyimportantinpromotingmemory.

B:Andaccordingtotheinterview,creatingimageshelps

shoppinglistincludeseggs,youmight

visualizeaneggoranegg-shapedUFOflyingacross.

A:Anotherimportantfactorinimprovingmemorycanbeof

etinterestedinsomething,youcanrememberit

better.

B:ourecognizefactsintomeaningfulgroups,

tance,ifyouwantto

memorizeallthenamesofAmericanpresidents,,

however,youarrangethemchronologicallyintothreeperiods:

thosebeforeAbrahamLincoln,thosebetweenAbrahamLincolnand

FranklinRoosevelt,andthoseafter,thenthetaskwillbeless

difficult.

A:Itiscommonsensethatifyouglanceatsomethingquickly,

tuffyitslowly,youcan

rememberitbetter.

B:

sayinggoes,epeatsomethingagain

andagain,youwilleventuallylearnitbyheart.

A:gettired,our

breakssothemindcanrest

andabsorbwhathasbeenlearned.

rListeningandSpeaking

Task1:TheRoleMemoryPlaysinOurLife

Script

Sincememoryplaysasignificantroleinourlife,scrientists

areincreasinglyinterestedinresearchonhowtoimprovermemory,

Herearesomefactorstheybelievetobeimportanttoexpanding

memorycapacity.

Tobeginwith,youmusttakespecialcareinyourdailylife.

Foodforexample,taminsareessential

efoundinbread,cereal,

pertssaythatsynthesizesvitamins

improvememory,butothershavedoubtsaboutthis,arguingthat

ressential

stomaintainthememorysystems,

l,lackof

waterinthebodyhasanimmediateandstrongeffectonmemory;it

lso

letohaveagoofmemory,we

leeping,the

brainnolongercontrolsthesenses,andstartstoreviseand

sleepwouldmake

onefeelexhaustedandwouldweakenone‘sabilitytoconcentrate.

Also,one‘abilitytostoreinformationwouldbeaffected.

thepassagemainlyabout?

foodsimportantinpromotingmemoryaccordingto

thepassage?

iswaterespeciallyimportantinmaintainingthe

memorysystem?

oblemcanalackofwatercause?

leepimportanttomemory?

Keys:1.A2.B3.D4.D5.C

Task2:Wheredidtheprofessorgo?

Script

Thisisatruestory,whilehappenedtofriendsofoursina

reahospitablecouplewho

oftenentertainedtheirneighborsfordrinks,

thisparticularspringnight,theyhaveinvitedaretired

theevening,itbegantopourwithrain,

ehehadwalkedthere,they

intedoutthatby

stayingovernight,hedidnotneedtogotooutinthebadweather.

Heagreedonthesoundnessofthatidea,thankedhishosts

profusely,lethey

werewashingthedishesaftersupper,theforgetfulprofessor

ally,after40

minutes,astheprofessor,soaked

wasaskedwhatonearthhehasbeendongin

therain,herepliedthatbecausehewasgoingtostaythere

overnight,hehadgonehometogethispajamasandtoothbrush.

Task3:HowtoRememberNames

Script

YoujustcalledtheTVrepairshop,andthevoiceontheother

endofthelinetellsyou,―ThisisDonSmith‖.

About5minuteslateryoutellyourwifethat―thisguy‖will

‘tthinkofhismane

althoughyouknowhementioneditonthephone.

Thishappensallthetimetojustaboutanyofusunlesswe

havelearnedtoconcentrateandimplantanameinourmemory,

is,youmustmakeahabitof

tionwillremindyou

tostorethenameinyour―memorybank‖eachtimeyouhear

someone‘sname,andwithinashorttimethe―repeating‖process

canbediscontinued

Whenyoumeetsomeoneinperson,usethesameprocedure,and

inaddition,visualizesomethingdifferent,unusualorridiculous

abouthidorherappearance,position,oractionsthat―ties

in―,youmaywritethedescriptive

informationononesideofacardandthenameintheotherside.

Lookatitrepeatedly,seethe―picture‖inyourmind‘seyeas

youlookatthename;orwhenyouseehename,visualize

the―picture‖youhaveassignedtothename.

Gettingthissystemtoworkwillrequirechangesinyour

thinking,anditmaytakeseveraldaysorseveralweekstobecome

proficient.

NewsReport

ADolphinExhibition

Script

ArecentartexhibitioninFloridahonoredtheanimaloften

seenasman‘smostintelligentfriend,thedolphin.

The―DolphinsonParade‖exhibitionintheFloridaKeys

featuredlife-sizeddecoratesdolphinpaintingsmadeofwoodand

phinswereshownatareabusiness

rspaidU.S.$750tocoverthe

artists‘feeandthecostofmaterials.

Thereweremorethan100dolphinthemes,includingabeer-

owedtheworkoflocalartists,aswellas

thebeachatmospheretheKeysarefamousfor.

Probablythemostuniquewasspecialbecauseofitsartist,

athedolphinpainterisareadolphin,artthe

DolphinResearchcenter,inMarathon,yfulartist

streakscolorsacrossadolphinpaintingholdingabrushinits

mouth.

TheexhibitionwasheldbytheMonroe[Florida]Councilofthe

ArtsaspartofaplantomaketheKeysaninternationalarts

ntingsweretobeauctionedoffinMarch,withthe

moneyearnedgoingtocommunityartprograms.

Uint2

isteningPractice

W:Haveyouchosenyourelectivefornextsemesteryet?Are

youtakingFrenchwritingagain?M:YesIam,butit‘scompulsory

nkI‘mgongtodomarketingasan

electiveinstead.

Q:Whichclasswillthemanchooseashiselective?

M:DidyougotothatbusinesseslectureonFriday?Imissed

itandneedtocopyyournotes.

W:I‘dsayyoucouldborrowmynotes,butSarah‘sgotthem.

BecarefulnottomissProfessorBrown‘sseminar;hetakes

attendanceinthat.

Q:Whatisthewomantellingtheman?

W:Wow,Steven!Inthelibrary!Whatbringsyouhere?

M:I‘girlsinfashiondesignare

herearepreparingforanexamonMonday.

Q:Whyisthemaninthelibrary?

W:How‘syourgroupdoingwiththisstatisticspresentation?

Mine‘sterrible.

M:Yeah,ndMikeareOK,butStevendoesn‘t

pullhisweightandSuzie‘‘tseehowwecan

passunlessStevenandSuzierealizethatthisistheirlast

chance.Q:WhatisthetrueofStevenandSuzie?

W:YoutookanMBAatHarvardBusinessSchool,didn‘tyou?

What‘sitlike?

M:It‘sexpensive,aboutU.S.$40,000ayear,plusthecosts

teaching

fessorshavealotofpractical

ethecasesystemofteaching;thatis,you

studyhowactualbusinessesgreworfailed.

Q:WhyisheMBAteachinginHarvardBusinessSchoolfirst

class,accordingtotheconversation?

Keys:1.C2.D3.B4.D5.A

ingIn

Task1:OntheFirstDay

Script

Harrison:I‘‘vebought

:Sure,Ithinkeveryone

hadtobeforeclassstarted.

Harrison:ynoonedoesmuchonthefirstday

becauseit‘sstilladd-drop.

Jenny:What‘sthat?

Harrison:Changingfromclasstoclasstofindoutwhichone

,whereareyoufrom?Jenny:uhasthis

teacherbefore?I‘veheardheisreallygood.

Harrison:He‘sgoodifyou‘ctsa

lot.

Jenny:Oh,Iguessthat‘cankeepupwith

needyourhelpafterclass.

Harrison:You‘rewelcome.

„

Professor:guysnextweek.

Student:Seeyou.

Jenny:Harrison,waitup!

Harrison:Sowhatdoyouthinkabouttheprofessor‘slecture?

Jenny:Ithinkhalfofwhathesaidwentovermyhead.

Harrison:That‘whathesaidisexplain

inthereading/

Jenny:Hey,wouldyoumindifIborrowedyournotestonightto

lookthemover?

Harrison:‘thaveclassuntilWednesday.

Hereyougo.

Jenny:anttomakesureI‘mpreparedforthe

seminar.

Harrison:Yeah,participationinthediscussionisan

importantpartoftheeducationhere.

SeeingthatJennyhasboughtthebooksforthebiologyclass,

Harrisonsaysnobodydoesmuchonthefirstdaybecauseit‘s

stilladd-drop,whichmeansstudentsarechangingfromclassto

rison

warnsherthattheprofessorisgood,onlyifstudentsarehand-

workers,forheexpectsalot.

Afterclass,Jennyadmitsthathalfofwhattheprofessorsaid

wentoverherhead,andHarrisonassuresherthatalotofwhat

theprofessorsaidisexplainedinthereading.

WhenJennyaskstoborrowHarrisonnotes,hesays―on

problem‖,fortheydon‘y,

Harrisonsaysparticipationinthediscussionattheseminarisan

important

partoftheeducationthere.

Task2:MoneyforCollege

Script

havingfunwasexpensive,sohewasrapidlyrunningoutofmoney.

Therewasnothingtodototrytocallhismotherforhelp.

“Hi,inlymissyouandDad.I…uh…gotabig

tobuytwonew

textbooks.I‘mgoingtoneed$100.‖

“Iunderstand,‖saidhismother,―I‘llsendyouthemoney

tyourcalculusbookherewhenyouwerehome

mailthatatthesametime?‖

“Oh,,‖Robertsaid.

Robert‘smothermadeupaparcelwiththecalculusbookand

twochecks,e

returnedfromthepostoffice,herhusbandwaswaitingforher.

“Well,howmuchdidyougivetheboythistime?‖askedDad.

“Isendtwochecks:onefor$100andtheotherfor$1,100,‖

answeredMom.

“You‘reoutingyourmind,‖yelledDad,―That‘s$1,100.

He‘‘snevergoingto

learnthevalueofmoneythatway.‖

“Don‘tworry,honey,‖Momsaid,―Itapedthe$100checkto

thecoverofhisbook,butIputthe$1,000onebetweenthepages

inCharper13!‖

Keys:TFFFT

Task3:HowtoGetStraightA‘s

Script

ItisinterestingtonotehowstraightAstudentsachieve

,accordingtoeducationexpertsand

studentsthemselvesarethesecretsofsuper-achievers.

First,dentsallowno

ebooksareopenorthecomputer

isturnedon,phonecallsgounanswered,TVshowsunwatched,

sbusiness,andbusinesscomesbefore

recreation.

Also,a

Hill,anArizonaStateUniversitybusinessprofessorrecallsa

rsuadedhim

posteda

neda

ally,he

scoredhighonthefinalexamination.

Moreover,imes

rklateat

thers

studyassoonastheycomehomefromschoolwhentheworkisfresh

eed,however,ontheneedforconsistency.

Astudentsays,―WhateverIwasdoing,Imaintainedacertain

periodoftimeeverydayforstudying.‖

Anotherimportantcharacteristicofsuper-achieversisthat

theyknowhoetoread,AccordingtoabookentitledGetting

StraightA‘s,thesecretofgoodreadingistobe―anactive

reader-onewho

continuallyasksquestionsthatleadtoafullunderstanding

oftheauthor‘smessage‖.

fthefollowingisNOTmentionedaboutsuper—

achieversstartingtostudy?

dthecross-countryrunnerdotoscorehighonthe

exam?

thegoodthingalltopstudentsagreeon?

esthespeakermeanby―anactivereader‖?

themainideaofthepassage?

Kes:1B2.C3.D4.A5.D

ngOut

MODEL1You‘rejustgoingtohavestudyhard

Nora:Onlyourfirstdaybackatschool,andalreadyIfeel

likeI‘velearnedalot.

Chris:Onlyourfirstdaybackatschool,andIalreadyfeel

likeI‘:You‘regoingtohave

tohitthebooksifyouwanttokeepyourgradesup.

Chris:Tellmeaboutit!Ialreadyhavetworeports,twobooks

reports,acomposition,anoralreport,andaresearchproject—

allduebeforemidterms.

Nora:omeofmyorganizedstudy

:Betteryet,maybeyoucoulddo

myhomeworkforme.

Nora:Forgetit!Thatwouldbecheating.

Chris:Allright,ettowriteatermpaper.

Canyourecommendanyarticlesandbooks?You‘dbetterfindme

theexactpageswhereIcanfindwhatIwant.

Nora:Youcouldborrowideasfromreferences,butifyouquote

withoutgivingthesources,you‘replagiarizing.

Chris:on‘t

helpme,I‘llhavetopreparesomestudysheetsandhidethemin

myhandwhenItakethetest.

Nora:Oh,no!Ifyou‘recaught,theprofessorwilldefinitely

ly,youwillhavetorepeattheyear.

Chris:Allright,I‘raryisgoing

tobemynewhome,andinthedormI‘llbeburningthemidnight

oil.

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:We‘regoingtohaveatest,andIalsohaveatermpaper

ven‘tdoneathing.I‘mreallyworriednow.

B:You‘regoingtohavetohavetohitthebooksifyouwant

togetgoodgrades.

A:ButthiscourseissodifficultthatIalreadydon‘t

understanditatall.

B:omeofmyorganizedstudy

habitcanhelpyou.

A:Betteryet,maybeyoucouldwriteatermpaperforme.

B:Forgetit!Thatwouldbecheating.

A:Allright,

IcandownloadsomearticlesfromtheInternetandpiecethem

together.

B:Youcouldborrowideasfromthosearticles,butifyou

quotewithoutgivingthesources,you‘replagiarizing.

A:Also,on‘t

helpme,I‘llhavetoprepareacheat-sheetandhideitinmy

handduringthetest.

B:Oh,no!Ifyou‘recaught,theprofessorwilldefinitely

giveyouanF.

A:I‘lltrytobecareful.

B:Butiftheprofessorcatchesyou,you‘llhavetorepeat

‘rejustgoingtohavetostudyhard.

A:Ok,I‘rary‘sgoingtobemy

newhome,andinthedormI‘llbeburningthemidnightoil.

MODEL2Whichclassdoyouprefer?

Script

Chris:‘tknowhow

amIgoingtostayawake?Nora:‘sinteresting.

Chris:He‘sboring!Hecouldputtheentirebasketballteam

tosleep—duringthechampionshipgame!Whodoyouhavefor

economics?

Nora:‘tsreallylearnalot

fromher.

Chris:She‘stough!Youhavetoworkhardinherclass,or

you‘llprobablyfail.

Nora:Nopain,nogain.

Chris:Nonsense,YoucouldhavelearnedevenmorewithMr.

manystudentsoptforhisclass.

Nora:What‘swrongwithhim?

Chris:Often,thehighestgradehegivesonatermpaperisC+,

andheusuallyfailshalfofthestudents.

Nora:Nowonderhe‘,how

aboutPE?Whatareyoudoingthissemester?

Chris:That‘,we‘relearningt‘ai

chi.I‘mboredtodeath.

Nora:Ha-ha!Nottorubsaltintothewound,butourclassis

playingyourfavoritesport:basketball.

Chris:Oh…thatfigures!Thisisgoingtobeaterrible

semester.

Nora:Thisisgoingtobeagreatsemester!

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:goingtostay

awake?

B:‘d

usalotofinterestinghistoricaleventsinclass.

A:BurIfindherboring!Shecouldputtheentirebasketball

teamtosleep—duringthe

championshipgame!Whichclassdoyoufinddull?

B:cheralwaystalksabove

‘velostinterestinthecourse.

A:

studentsreallylearnalotfromhim.B:Buthe‘stough!He

etoworkhardinhisclass,oryou‘ll

probablyfail.A:Nopain,nogain.

B:Actuallynotmanystudentsoptforhisclass.

A:What‘swrongwithhim?

B:OftenthehighestgradehegivesonatermpaperisB-.

Lastseme4stwehefailedmorethanathirdofthestudentsandI

wasoneofthem.

A:Oh,that‘stoobad.

B:Well,howdoyoufindyourEnglishteacher?Idon‘tthink

muchofher,either.

A:Ifindherkind,alwayswillingtoanswermyquestions;she

alwaysgivesmehighmarks.B:You‘rerubbingsaltintomywound.

Shefailedmelastsemester.

MODEL3Publishorperish

Script

Chris:Tellus,ProfessorGrant,Whatareyourprimaryduties

asaprofessor?

ProfessorGrant:Well,Idoalotofresearchandwriting.

It‘‘spublishorperish.

Chris:Soyouspentalotoftimeinyouroffice?

ProfessorGrant:Yes,butIalsohavetoprepareclassmotes,

givelectures,ngisanimportantpartof

beingaprofessor.

Chris:Withallthoseresponsibilities,youmustmakealotof

money.

ProfessorGrant:ly,Ispendalotoftome

anoffer

assistantshipsandscholarshipstotheworthygraduate.

Chris:Iseewhytheycallyou―theboss‖.Butbeinga

professorsoundsprettycompetitive.

ProfessorGrant:Actually,Ithinkyouwereinoneofmy

classes…

Chris:Um….Ithinkyou‘remistaken,ProfessorGrant!

ProfessorGrant:No,Irememberveryclearlynow!Youoweme

anessay!

Chris:Sorry,IhavetoomuchworktodofortheStudentUnion

Newsletter,andIhavetoworktwojobstopayforschool.

ProfessorGrant:SoyougetanFinthiscourse.

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:ProfessorSmith,I‘mfromtheStudentUnionnewspaper.

Manystudentswanttoknowawesternprofessor‘smaindutiesand

comparethemwithaChineseprofessor‘sduties.

B:Well,‘stoughtobe

aprofessor.

A:Chineseprofessorarealsofacingincreasingpressure,as

sorSmith,

doyouspendallotoftimeonteaching?

B:Yes,Ihavetoprepareclassnotes,givelectures,host

seminar,,teachingisanimportant

partofbeingaprofessor,thoughsomeprofessorsbelievethat

researchismoreimportantthanteaching.

A:Withallthoseresponsibilities,youmustmakealotof

money,Isuppose.

B:ay

lyIspendalotoftime

applyingforgrantstofundmyresearch.

A:Howareyougoingtousethegrants?

B:Withthatmoney,Icanofferassistantshipsandscholarship

tograduatestudentswhocanhelpwithmyresearchproject.

A:NowIseewhytheycallyou―boss‖.Butbeingaprofessor

soundsprettycompetitive.B:That‘young

teacherswanttobepromotedtoaprofessorship.

A:Whatyousaidhasgivenusafairlyclearpictureofa

westernprofessor‘ouverymuch

foryourtime.

B:You‘rewelcome

‘sTalk

Script

Hi,ctodayis―ProblemswithOur

EducationalSystem‖.

TherearealotofthingsinoureducationalsystemthatI

don‘sthateducatorsjustwanttogive

standardizedtests,whichfocusonlyonacademicperformancebut

neglectstudents‘

there‘realotofpeoplewhoareveryintelligent,buthaven‘t

hadtheopportunitiestheycould‘vehad,hadtheybeeneducated

hatalotof

coursesthatstudentsarefocusedtotakeinhighschoolaretoo

academic,and,asaresult,manykidslosttheirinterestin

learning.

Educatorshavefailedtorecognizevariouskindsof

tenexertalotofpressureonstudentstobe

beingwell-roundedisn‘t

consequencesomestudentswhoare

believedtobeintelligentcan‘tgetintogoodcollegesifthey,

forexample,haven‘tscoredwellonthemathsection,evenif

theyatebrilliantwriters.

Anotherthingthatdisturbsmeisthattheso-called―weak

students‖ds

arekeptinaseparateclassidtheirgradesarelowerthenothers.

Andthey‘veveryawareoftheirsocialposition,youknow.I

thinkitcausesthemtoactinawaythatis

‘rejustactinginawaythatthey

that‘thatmanyofthekidsinthose

classedareintelligent,butneveractuallyrealizetheir

potentialbecauseofthewaytheyaretreatedveryearlyonin

theireducation.

ProblemsResults

ly

focusonacademicperformancebutneglectstudents‘abilitiesand

seinterestinlearning.

Educatorsoftenexertalotofpressureonstudentstobeas

telligentkidscan‘tentergood

colleges.

“Weak‖studentsareseparatedfromtherestoftheschool.

Theirgradesgofrombadtoworse.

Debate

SAMPLE

A:ManyadsaboutEnglishclassesforchildrensay,―Don‘t

letyourkidslosethecompetitionjustbecausetheystart

later.‖oungchildrenoftenlearna

foreignlanguagefasterthenadults.

B:It‘ylearnthepronunciationbetter

thanadults,butadultsusuallylearnvocabularyandgrammar

faster.

A:Youcanlearnvocabularyandgrammarlateron;butwhenyou

growup,youcanhardlychangeyourpronunciation.

B:Butiftheylearnthewrongpronunciationfromthe

beginning?Iftheydon‘tlearnEnglishwhentheyareyounginthe

rightway,it‘llaffecttheirEnglishstudies

A:Anyway,somegoodor―key‖schoolsgiveEnglishteststo

kidsbeforeadmittingthem.

B:Englishisimportant,burothersubjectslikeChineseand

spendtoomuchtimeonEnglish,

theyhavelittletimeleftforothersubjects.

A:Somepeoplesaythatlearningaforeignlanguagecanhelp

developchildren‘smentalabilitiessuchasmemory,attention

spanandconcentration,whichwilleofhelpinlearningother

subjects.B:Buttoomuchtimeforstudyingandtoolittleleft

forplaying,children‘smoralandphysicaldevelopmentwillbe

affected.

A:Well,it‘sdifficultformetoconvinceyou,andvice

‘sagreetodisagree.

rListeningandSpeaking

Task1:HarvardUniversity

Script

HarvardUniversityistheoldestinstituteofhighestlearning

d16yearsafterthearrivalofthe

PilgrimatPlymouth,theuniversityhasgrownfrom9studentswith

asingle

mastertothepresentenrollmentofmorethan18,000students,

includingundergraduatesandstudentsin10graduateandprofessor

14,000peopleworkatHarvard,includingmorethan

2,dhasproducessixpresidentsoftheUnited

Statesand34Noelwinners.

Duringitsearlyyears,Harvardofferedaclassicacademic

coursebasedonthemodelofEnglishuniversities,butconsistent

ghmanyofits

graduatesbecameministersinPuritanchurchthroughoutNew

England,theuniversityneverformallyaffiliatedwithaspecific

religiousgroup.

UnderPresidentPusey(1953-1971),Harvardstartedwhatwas

thenthelargestfund-raisingcampaigninthehistoryofAmerican

n82.5milliondollarprogramforthe

gramincreasedfacultysalaries,broadened

studentaid,creatednewprofessorships,andexpandedHarvard‘s

physicalfacilities.

tinetookofficeasHarvard‘s26thpresidentin

ofanoverallefforttoachievegreatercoordination

amongtheuniversity‘sschoolandfaculties,Rudenstine

encouragedacademicplanningandidentifiedsomeofHarvard‘s

stressedtheimportantof

theuniversity‘sexcellenceinundergraduateeducation,the

significanceofkeepingHarvard‘sdoorsopentostudentsfrom

familiesofdifferenteconomicbackgrounds,thetaskofasaping

theresearchuniversitytoaneraofbothrapidinformationgrowth

andseriousfundshortage.

mainideaofthepassage?

yteachersdidHarvardhaveattheverybeginning?

stheroleofreligionatHarvardUniversitywas

duringisearlyyears?

fthefollowingisNOTmentionedasanachievement

ofPresidentPusey‘sfund-raisingprogram?

dPresidentRudenstinedo?

Keys:1.B2.A3.C4.D5.D

Task2:TheFinalExam

Script

Atauniversity,therewerefoursophomorestakingachemistry

redoingsowellonallthequizzes,midterms,labs,

thateachhad―A‖sofarforthesemester.

Thesefourfriendsweresoconfidentthatontheweekend

beforefinals,theydecidedtogouptotheUniversityofVirginia

dagreattime,but

afteralltheheartypartying,theysleptalldaySundayand

didn‘tmakeitbacktoschooluntilearlyMondaymorning.

Ratherthantakingthefinalthen,theydecidedtofindtheir

professorafterthefinalexamandexplaintohimwhytheymissed

plainedthattheyhadplannedtocomebackintimefor

thefinalexam,but,unfortunately,theyhadaflattireonthe

wayback,didn‘thaveaspare,andcouldn‘tgethelpforalong

ult,theymissedthefinal.

Theprofessorthoughtitoverandthenagreedtheycouldmake

swererelievedandelated.

Thenextday,theprofessorplacedtheminseparateroom,hand

eachofthematestbooklet,andtoldthemtobegin.

Theytookatthefirstproblem,

simplequestiononachemicalreaction.―Cool,‖theythoughtat

thesametime,eachoneinhisseparateroom,―Thisisgoingto

beeasy.‖Eachfinishedtheproblemandthenturnedthepage.

Onthesecondpagewasaquestionworth95points:―Whichof

thetireswasflat?‖

Task3:ApplyingforaplaceinanAmericanUniversity

Script

Internationalstudentsoftenunderestimatetheamountoftime

requiredtoapplyforadmissiontoacollegeoruniversityinthe

uldavoidthismistakebysettingyourselfa

schedulethatstartswellinadvanceofthetimeyouhopetobegin

ttingthistimetable,alwaysrememberthat

the

institutionorprogramthatwillbestserveyouracademicor

professionalgoals,allowyourselfsufficienttimetoresearch

ettheapplicationdeadlinesof

aybeasmuchas10

monthsbeforetheschoolterm.

Theneedforanearlystartholdstrueevenifyoucanapply

sitywebsitesandotheracademicInternet

sitesmayprovidequickandconvenientaccesstotherequired

applicationforms,butyoustillneedtimetoresearchyour

options,contactteachersandinstitutionstoobtain

recommendationandtranscriptsofacademicrecords,andsignup

forrequiredentranceexams,thatis,standardizedtests,intime

,althoughsomestudentsdid

scorehighonTOEFLandGRE,theywerenotadmittedbecausethey

failedtomeetthedeadline.

ForReference:

tenunderestimatetheamountoftimerequired.

stallowthemselvessufficienttimetoresearch

thoroughlytheiroptions

yprovidequickandconvenientaccesstothe

requiredapplicationforms.

illneedtimetoresearchyouroptions,contact

teachersandinstitutionstoobtainrecommendationandtranscripts

ofacademicrecords,andsignupforrequiredentranceexams,that

is,standardizedtests.

etheyfailedtomeetthedeadline.

NewsReport

PrinceWilliaminChile

Script

Whatgoesintoaprince‘seducationtoday?ForBritain‘s

PrinceWilliam,natureplayedanimportantroleinhiseducation

thislastwinter,asthefuturekingwentona10-weekexpedition

inChilewithRaleighInternational.

kayakedinoceanfjords,trackedararedeer,andwasstrandedon

abeachduringastorm.

Healsogotusedtosleepingontheground—attimesinaroom

filledwith16people–andlivinginsimpleconditions.

Thosewhotookpart,called―volunteers‖,bothcontributed

ncehelpedlocalsbuildwoodedwalkwaysand

buildings,andtaughtEnglishtoschoolchildren.

Hewasdescribedbyothervolunteersashardworking,humble,

aid,―Hestruckareallygoodbalance

betweenworkinghardandhavingfun…gettingonwitheveryone,and

takingontheteamspirit.‖

Theprincesaidhelikedbeingtreatedasan―equal‖by

othervolunteer,20

percentwerefromproblembackgrounds,somehavinghadtroubles

withdrugsorcrime.

Itseemsthatthere‘salotmoretoeducationthanuniversity

andbooks,andtheChileanforestsandalittlecontactwith

regularpeoplemaydoalotofaBritishprince.

Uint3

isteningPractice

M:Amy,sitdown,therandIaregoing

toseparate.

W:What!Areyoucrazy?Youcan‘tdothat!Whatwillmy

friendssay?Ijustwanttohaveanormalfamily.

Q:Whatisthegirlsaying?

M:Goodevening,agersentyoutheseroses

andhisbestwishestoyoubothforahappyanniversary.

W:theroomandtheservicehere,andwe

especiallyappreciatethemanager‘sconsideration/

Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

W:WhileI‘mscramblingtheeggs,couldyouputtheflour

intothebowl?

M:Youbet,darling.I‘llalsoturntheovenonsothatit

getswarmedup.

Q:Wheredoesthisconversationprobabletakeplace?

W:Ihaveaveryimportantmeetingtonight,andI‘mafraidI

can‘tmissit.

M:Butthiseveningistheparents‘meetingatschool,andI

wasexpectingyou‘,I‘llphoneDad,maybeheand

hisgirlfriendwillcome.

Q:Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

W1:Soyou‘restillsingle?Ifyou‘dlistentomeandused

theInternet,you‘dhaveahusbandbynow.

W2:danadthatread―Husband

Wanted‖.yallsaid

prettymuchthesamething:Youcanhavemine.

Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

Keys:1.C2.A3.B4.C5.D

ingIn

Task1:ReasonsforaDivorce

Script

W:I‘mdivorcingmyhusband.

M:Howlonghaveyoubeenmarried?

W:Thirteenyears.

M:Doyouhavechildren?

W:Yes,andIhavetoprotectthemfromanymoreharmfrommy

husband‘sirresponsibilityM:So,whatareyourgroundsfor

divorce?

W:Well,firstofall,‘vehad

movedfourtimesinthirteenyears!M:And,youbelievethatwill

begoodgroundsfordivorce?

W:Idohavearighttostabilityformychildrenandmyself,

don‘tI?

M:Aren‘ttheyhischildren,too?

W:Butmyhusbandisn‘tfulfillinghisduties!

M:Ishepayingthebills?

W:Well,yes,

kidsarebeingteasedbyotherkidsatschoolbecausewecan‘t

dressthemingoodclothes!Wehavetoliveinasmalldepartment

anddriveanoldcar!

M:Doesthecarrun?

W:Yes,butitlooksOLD!

M:Doyouyellathimandcallhimnames?

W:Well,heyellsatme!

M:So,

yougoingtogivehimjointcustodyinthisdivorce?

W:No,justvisitationrights.

M:Why?

W:Becausethelawpermitsmeto.

M:And,whataboutthefinancialdemandsofthisdivorce?

W:I‘mdemandinghalfofallwehave,whichisn‘tmuch,and

largesupportpayments.

Afterthirteenyearsmarriage,thewomanwantstodivorceher

husband,kedforthespecific

groundsfordivorce,shegivesthesereasons:First,hekeeps

changingjobs,andthefamilyhashadtomovefourtimesin

thirteenyears,butshewantsstabilityforherchildrenand

,althoughheispayingthebills,theyjustlive

ldrenarebeingteasedbyother

,theyhadtolivein

asmallapartmentanddriveanoldcar,thoughitstillruns.

Worsestill,thehusbandyellsather,thoughsheadmitsshealso

hedivorcearrangements,

thewomanwillgivethehusbandonlyvisitationrightsinsteadof

er,thewomanwilldemandhalfofallthey

haveandlargesupportpayments.

Task2:Whatfour-letterwords?

Script

Dorothywastheonlychildofherfamily,bornwhenher

geof33

herandfathertreatherlikea

medperfectlycontentwiththatsituation,soher

friendsweresurprisedwhensheannouncedshewouldsoonget

whoknewherwellsaidthemarriagewouldn‘tlast

thepresent,sheandhernewhusbandapproached

happy.

Assoonasthenewlycouplereturnedfromtheirhoneymoon,the

bridecalledhermother.“Howdoeseverythinggo?‖hermother

asked.

“Oh,Mom,‖shebegan,―thehoneymoonwaslovely!So

romantic!urback,Bobstarted

‘

‘vegottocomegetmeandtakeme

,Mom!‖thenewbridesobbedoverthetelephone.

“But,honey,‖themotherasked,―Whatfour-letterwords?‖

“Ican‘ttellyou,‘retooawful!Comegetme,

please!‖

“Darling,

mewhatfour-letterwordsheused.‖Stillsobbing,thebride

said,―Mom,wordslikedust,wash,iron,andcook.‖

Keys:FTFFT

Task3:AWomanWhoChoseNottoRemarry

Script

After17yearsofmarriage,myhusbandleftmeformybest

friend,adfearedmostbecamereality:Ibecame

htergrew

-year-oldJoannahadanxietyattacks

-

hepsychological

pressure,ndsarrangeddinner

withsinglemenandinvitedmetopartiestomeetthe

latest―someonespecial‖.

agueofmine

said,―Secondmarriagesusuallyendindivorce,andchildrenare

destroyedbyit.‖ch

publishedin2004showedthatchildreninblendedfamilieswereno

moreemotionallyhealthythanthoseinsingle-parentfamilies.

Notlongago,mynow-teenagedaughterandIwenttolunchat

ating,wetalkedabouta

worriedabouthowthebreakwouldharmherthreechildren,twoof

putdownher

forkandlookedatme.―Mom,I‘mgladyoudidn‘tremarry,‖she

said.―Ifyouhaddivorcedagain,Imighthavetrieddrugsor

evenconsidersuicide.‖Atthatmoment,Irealized,onceagain,

thatsinglenesswasrightchoiceforme.

sthespeakermostafraidof?

fthefollowingisNOTtrue?

dthespeaker‘scolleaguesay?

fthefollowingistrue?

peakerhaddivorcedagain,whatmightherdaughter,

Joanna,havedone?

Kes:1C2.A3.B4.B5.B

ngOut

MODEL1Isyouthwastedontheyoung?

Amy:I‘dliketotalktoyou,sostopwhatyou‘redoingfor

aminute.

Bill:Whatisit,Amy?I‘mhavingahectictimeworkingon

thisreportfortomorrow‘:Well,you‘realways

prettybusy,andit‘sbeenmorefiveyears,almostsix,sincewe

weremarried.

Bill:Yes,timehasgonesofast,butthey‘vebeengoodyears.

Amy:Iknow,butIwanttohaveababy—Iwantustohavea

baby.

Bill:ember,wesaidwe‘dwaituntilwe

couldaffordit.

Amy:,it‘slong

enough.

Bill:I‘mthisclosetogettingapromotion.

Amy:Whathasthatgottodowithit?Wecouldwaitforeverif

wewaitforthe―perfect‖‘llbetoooldto

enjoyinghavingababy.

Bill:Youknow,portcanwait.

I‘‘sopenabottleofwineand

enjoyourselves.

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:I‘vegotsomethingimportanttotellyou:I‘mpregnant.

B:What?You‘repregnant?Wow,I‘dlovetohaveababy.

A:Well,‘sbeenmore

thanthreeyears,almostfour,sinceweweremarried.

B:Yes,timehaspassedsoquickly,butwestilldidn‘thave

ababy.

A:Iknow,butwecan‘vemy

jobformorethantwoweeks,I‘llloseitforever.

B:ember,ifwedon‘thaveonenow,

it‘‘llbebusierinfuture.

A:arsisalong

‘smore,I‘mvery

closetogettingpromotion.

B:Butababybornebyawomaninher30smaybephysically

ntedtoholdontoyour

job,‘llbetoooldtoenjoyababy.

A:Youreallyhaveapoint.I‘llchoosethebabyoverthejob.

B:Good,I‘lltryhardertomakebothendsmeet

MODEL2SomanypeopleintheUnitedStatesgetdivorced!

Script

Kim:HiAmy.

Amy:Hi!Lookatthisheadline,Kim.

Kim:Wow!SomanypeopleintheUnitedStatesgetdivorced!

Amy:places,the

divorceratecanbeashighas50percent.

Kim:ItseemsstrangetomethatWesternersfallheadheelsin

lovequickly,ifnotatfirstsight;buttheyalsoleaveeach

otherquickly.

Amy:Isitthesameinyourcountry?

Kim:Idon‘untry,somemarriagesbreakup,

:Dopeoplegetmarriedyoung?

Kim:ypeoplegetmarriedbeforetheageof

20.

Amy:nusuallyworkaftertheygetmarried?

Kim:No,alotofwomenstayhometotakecareoftheir

ewomenworknow.

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:ItseemsstrangetomethatWesternersfallheadheelsin

lovequickly,buttheyalsoleaveeach

otherquickly.

B:Isitthesamewhereyoulive?

A:Idon‘untry,mostcouplesstay

together.

B:Whatisthedivorcerateinyourhomeland?

A:Thedivorceratecanbeaslowas10percent.

B:That‘squitelowerthaninourcountry.

A:Well,what‘sthedivorcerateinyourcountry?

B:About50percent,ifI‘mnotmistaken.

A:Oh,that‘sreallyhigh!

B:Dopeoplegetmarriedyoung?

A:ypeoplegetmarriedbeforetheageof

22.

B:

commonforwomeninyourcountrytoworkaftertheymarry?

A:Yes,mostwivesworkevenafterthey‘vegotababy.

B:Inmycountry,alotofwivesstayhometolookaftertheir

families.

MODEL3WhynothavebothourparentshereforChristmas?

Script

Amy:Youknow,ven‘tseenDad

forages—healwayshassuchgreatstoriestotell.

Bill:Iknowwewenttmyfolks‘lastyear,butmyMom‘s

ghtbeherlastChristmas.

Amy:She‘sbeenill,butdon‘tdon‘t

‘swhyyoudon‘twanttogotomyparents

Bill:She‘houghtIwasgoodenough

foryou.

Amy:Well,you‘renot…Butseriously,Mom‘snotsosad.

She‘sjustgotathickskinandlikestohideherfeelings

Bill:Idon‘tthinkso.

Amy:WhynothaveourbothfamilieshereforChristmas?

Bill:Thatwouldmaketwenty-twoofusifweinvitedeverybody.

Amy:WhynotjusthaveourparentshereforChristmas?

Bill:n‘tsitmenexttoyourmother.

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Youknow,theSpringFestiveiscoming,andwehaveto

considerwheretohavetheSpringFestiveEvedinner.

B:Whathaveyougotinmind?

A:SinceI‘vebeenbusy,Ihaven‘tseenmomforquitesome

time—she‘salwaysbeensokindtous.

B:Iknowwewenttmyfolks‘lastyear,butmymom‘sbeen

dscomfort.

A:‘thavetheSpring

FestiveEvedinnerwiththemfortwoyearsrunning,theywillbe

teroffact,mymomisalready

blamingmeforneglectingthem.

B:Whatcanwedothen?

A:inviteourparentshereforthe

dinner?

B:‘sinconvenientfor

oldpeople.

A:Thenwecaninvitefourofthemtoarestaurantnearthem.

B:Good,extmorningwecanvisitbothour

parents.

A:Anddon‘tforgettobringgifts.

‘sTalk

Script

IfyouwantmetotellyouwhyIremarried,that‘smystory.

RemarriedisthelastthingI‘dconsiderfortwoyearsafter

ardaboutthehighrateofremarriagefailure.

Moreimportantly,Iwonderedhowremarryingwouldaffectmy10-

tachedwhenIsawmysondrawapictureof

himself,myex-wifeandmeholdinghands,withsadnessonour

yparentshavemarriedanddivorceeighttimes

altogether,Ihopemysonwouldnothavetogothroughthesame

ult,myprimaryfocusafter

divorcewasmyrelationshipwithmysonJohn,notfindingawife.

Astimewentby,mysongraduallygrewup,andhebecameofmy

heaskedmetoconsiderdating.

Thefirsttimerhesaidthis,ondtimehe

broughtitup,Ireconsideredmyreservationsaboutdating.I

elationshipdevelopedoverthe

followingyear,Iwasconcernedaboutmysonwouldactually

t,John‘saffectionforMariawaslukewarm.

Forinstance,hewouldhugher,

afterseveraltimes,thatthetimewas

ripe,epted,soourfamilyof

ngback,Ibelievemy

remarryingwastherightchoice.

thatyou‘veheardmystory,Ihopeyouwon‘thesitateandlet

goldenopportunitiesslipthroughyourfingers.

ChangesintheSpeaker‘sAttitudetoRemarriageReasonsor

DetailedDescription

Fortwoyearsaftermydivorce,remarriagewasthelastword

I‘teofremarriagefailure.

iagewouldaffectmyson.

①Hedrewapictureofthethreeofus.

②MyparentsmarriedanddivorcedeighttimesandIhopemy

sonwouldhavenosuchpain.③Myprimaryfocuswasmyson,nota

wife.

Iignoredmyson‘

upandbecameconsciousofmylonelinessandanxiety.

Ireconsideredmreservationaboutdatingandbegantodate

MariaThesecondtimehebroughttheissueup.

Iwasconcernedaboutmyson‘this

affectionforherwaslukewarm:hishugwasmechanical;but

severalmonthslaterhewarmeduptoher.

timewas

ripe.

vemy

remarryingwastherightchoice.

Debate

SAMPLE

A:OnthewholeIdon‘y

remarriageshaveturnedouttobeunsuccessfulandendindivorce.

B:Ifyousaymanyremarriageshavefailed,thatmeansother

remarriageshavesurvived,ldnotonly

lookatthedarkoftheissue.

A:Butthere‘retoomanyfactorscontributetothefailureof

mple,asyoubecomeolder,youmayfind

itincreasinglydifficulttoadjusttoadifferentpatternoflife

ere‘saconflictneitheriswillingto

givein.

B:There‘reconflictseverywhere,butyoushouldnotneglect

ta

companion,onemayfeellonelyandanxious.

A:Inanewfamilythehusbandtendstocomparehisnew

wife‘sweakpointwithhisex-wife‘wife

doesthesame.

B:Iwishyou‘

governessMariablendedsosmoothlyintotheCaptain‘sfamily.

A:Itisnoteasyforchildrentoacceptthenewmotheror

mplyimpossibleforthemtoforgettheirbirth-

mother‘slovingcareandthehappymomentsintheirchildhood.

B:ButhowhappyaretheCaptain‘ssevenchildrenwiththeir

adoptedmotherMaria!Ifthenewmothershowsgenuinecareforthe

kids,therhand,many

childreninasingle-parentfamilyareunderpsychological

,thesinglelifeis

nottherightchoice.

rListeningandSpeaking

Task1:EarlyMarriage

Script

Attheageof12,Lisahasbeenmarriedforthreeyearstoa

ostdiedduringthebirthoftheirfirst

child,borna

ondchild,born18months

later,sheandherhusbandquarrel

tstogotovocationalschooltolearnskills

toaddtothefamilyincome,buthismotherinsistsshestayhome

andproduceason.

arriageis

arriageleadstoearly

developingcountries,20percentoroverhalf

ofthewomengivebirthtotheirfirstchildbeforetheageof

ationsfromparents,in-lawsandsocietyaretoproducea

ungwivesfeelpressuretobear

picallyresultsinearlyandfrequentpregnancies.

Indevelopingcountries,morethanhalfamillionwomendie

refour

reeither―toosoon,

tooclose,toomany,ortolate‖.Accordingtostatistics,itis

youngwomenwhomostdieduringpregnancy.

agedidLisagivebirthtoherfirstchild?

esLisawant?

omeninsomedevelopingcountrieshavebabiesearly?

ethereasonswomendiefromchildbirth?

themainideaofthepassage?

Keys:1.B2.D3.A4.D5.C

Task2:NuclearFamilyLivingPatterns

Script

Anuclearfamilyistypicalinhigh-industrializedsocieties.

Beginningintheearly20thcentury,thetwo-parentfamilyknown

asthenuclearfamilywasthepredominantAmericanfamilytype.

Generallychildrenlivewiththeirparentsuntiltheygoawaytoa

collegeoruniversity,oruntiltheyacquiretheirownjobsand

moveintotheirownapartmentorhome.

Intheearlymid-20thcentury,thefamilytypicallywasthe

solewageearner,andthemotherwasthechildren‘sprinciple

,-earner

familiesarethepredominanttypeforfamilieswithchildrenin

singly,oneoftheparentshasanon-

standardshift;thatis,ashiftthatdoesnotstartinthe

efamilies,oneofthe

parentsmanagesthechildrenwhiletheotherworks.

Priortoschool,adequatedaycareofchildrenisnecessary

ntyears,manyprivatecompanies

andhome-baseddaycarecentershavesprungupfulfillthisneed.

Increasingly,acompany‘sarrangementofdaycareaswellas

governmentassistancetoparentsrequiringdaycareisoccurring.

Task3:TheyarecomingforChristmas,

Script

AmaninPhoenixcallshissoninNewYorkthedaybefore

Christmasandsays,―Ihatetoruinyourday,butIhavetotell

youthatyourmomandIaredivorcing,Forty-fiveyearsofmisery

isenough..‖

“Dad,whatareyoutalkingabout?‖thesonscreams.

“Wecan‘tstandthesightofeachotheranylonger,‖the

fathersays.―We‘resickofeachother,andI‘msickoftalking

aboutthis,soyoucallyoursisterinChicagoandtellher.‖

Frantic,thesoncallshissister,whoexplodesonthephone.

“Oh,heck,they‘regettingdivorced,‖sheshouts.―I‘ll

takecareofthis.‖Losingnotime,shecallherfatherand

screamsathim,―‘tdoasingle

thinguntilIgetthere.I‘mcallingmybrotherback,andwe‘ll

hen,don‘tdoanything!DOYOU

HEARME?‖Thenshequicklyhangsup.

turnstohiswifeandsaysmerrily,―Okay,theyarecomingback

forChristmasandpayingtheirownway.‖

ForReference:

heboy‘smotheraredivorcing.

n‘tstandthe

‘resickofeachother.

franticandcallshissister.

llcomebackhomeandstoptheparentsfrom

divorcing.

ppy,forhissonanddaughterwillcomebackfor

Christmasandpavetheirownway.

NewsReport

PrinceMorePreciousThantheDiamond

Script

Peoplehavelongknownthesaying―Diamondsareagirl‘s

bestfriend.‖‘sanewstoneon

thegemmarket,tanzanite,anditisgivingdiamondssomeserious

competition.

TanzanitewasoneofanumberofgemsdiscoveredinEast

colorsandvarietieschangedthegem

realgemamongthesestoneswastanzanite,

newasnamedafterits

countryoforiginbyNewYork‘ntroduced

sone‘sattentionquicklywithits

color—blue,purpleorbronze,dependingonthedirectionitis

viewedfrom.

Moreimportantforitsvalue,though,ite

hasbeenfoundinonlyonesmallarea,nearMountKilimanjaro,in

supplywillprobablybefullyminedinthenext

twodecades.

Asoneminingofficialputsit,―Itshouldneverhavereally

ccur.

Andonlythisonedepositonthisentireplanetthatis

known…makesitmorethanathousandtimesrarerthandiamonds.

Andcertainlywithinthenext15to20years,therewillbeno

moretanzanitetobemined.‖

Thecurrentvalueofthetanzanitemarket,atU.S.$10billion,

nother

saying―Diamondsareforever‖maylosesomeofitsmeaning.

Uint4

isteningPractice

M:Didyoupickupthepaperformetoday?Ireallywantto

checkthejobvacancies.

W:Iknow,it‘‘snotmuchhappenthough.

oushouldlookontheNetinstead.

Q:Whatisthemanlookingfor?

M:Youdon‘thaveenoughexperienceorqualificationsfor

kesyoubelieveyoucouldhandletheposition?

W:I‘

naturalskillslieinthisarea,andI‘mconfidentthatIcould

chance,Iwouldprovemyself.

Q:Whatisthewomansaying?

M:Couldyouhelpmewithmyresume?Janesaidyou‘regood

withthesethings,‘sway

toolong.

W:Sure,noproblem,esumeshouldbeno

morethanonepage,houldlistyouexperiencein

ewe‘vegotsomeworktodo!

Q:Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothe

conversation?

M:Couldyoutellmewhyyouwouldliketoworkforour

company?

W:Well,ithasagoodreputationasanemployer,andits

feelproud

toworkforacompanylikethisandtocontributeagreatdealto

itssuccess.

Q:Whydoesthewomanapplyforthejob?

W:Wheredoyouseeyourselfinfiveyears‘time?

M:Iaimtohavebeenpromotedtoseniormanageratthevery

least.I‘mveryambitiousandwanttoclimbupthecareerladder

‘twanttofeelmiserableonthefirst

runginfiveyears‘time,watchingeverybodyaboveme.

Q:Whatdoesthemanwantinfieyears?

Keys:1.C2.D3.A4.C5.B

ingIn

Task1:Tellmeaboutyourself.

Script

M:Tellmealittleaboutyourself.

W:I‘mfromGuilinCity.

M:Whatbroughtyoutotheeastcoast?

W:IcametoQingdaotoattendcollege.I‘mimpressedbythis

city‘sdynamiceconomy.I‘vecometoloveitsomuchthatI‘ve

decidedtostayandworkhere.

M:Whatworkexperiencedoyou?

W:

primaryresponsibilitiesweretomaintainthecompany‘stieswith

theexistingcustomersandtrytofindnewcargosources.M:And

whatdidthatexperienceteachyou?

W:Ilearnedthatcommunicationskillsareextremelyimportant.

TheknowledgeIacquiredfromtextbooksisindeed,butitis

equallyessentialtobeabletopersuadeapotentialclienttto

trustyou.

M:Howwouldyourformeremployerdescribeyou?

W:Hetoldmethatmyabilitytofindonecustomerafter

kedmeformyloyalty.

Healsoappreciatedmyteamasshowninmycooperationwithmy

colleague.

M:efromyour

resumethatyouareverygoal-oriented.

W:veI‘veacquiredmanygoodqualities

‘r,IknowIstill

havealottolearn.

ThewomanwentfromGuilinCitytotheeastcoastcityof

impressedbythelatter‘s

s

sheonceworkedasaninternforasmallshippingcompanyto

maintainthecompany‘stieswiththeexistingcustomersandtry

helearnedtheimportanceof

realizedthatbookknowledgeis

indeednecessary,butitisequallyessentialtopersuade

meremployersaidher

erviewerfindsher

believesthat

shehasacquiredmanygoodqualitiesformherparents,butstill

hasalottolearn.

Task2:AWorkQualificationTest

Script

MurphyappliesforanengineeringpositionatanIrishfirm

icanapplied

ycoincidence,thetwoamplifications,

andwereaskedtotakethesametestbythemanageroftheHuman

mpletionofthetest,bothmenmissed

agerwenttoMurphyand

said,―Thankyouforyourinterest,butwe‘vedecidedtogive

theAmericanthejob.‖

Bewilderedbythemanager‘sdecision,Murphyasked,―Why

wouldyoubedoingthat?

beingIrelandandmebeingIrish,Ishouldgetthejob!‖

Themangeransweredcalmly,―Wehavemadeourdecisionsbased

onthecorrectanswers,butonthequestionyoumissed.‖

Unconvincedandsomewhatindignant,Murphyquestion,―And

justhowwouldoneincorrectanswerbebetterthantheother?‖

Themanager‘smasertookhimbysurprise,―Simple,on

QuestionNo.5,theAmericanputdown‗Idon‘t‘know‘,andyou

putdown‗NeitherdoI‘.‖

Keys:FTTTFT

ForReference

hisdecisionbasedonthewronganswerstotheone

questiononemissed,ratherthanonthecorrectanswers.

ing―NeitherdoI‖,itseemsthatMurphycopied

theAmericanansweronthetest.

Task3:AGuidetoaSuccessfulJobInterview

Script

Therearetimesthatyouwillbeaskedahardquestionduring

‘tpanic,theyjustwanttoseehowyou

reparedisalwaysthebest

esomesamplesofquestionsandsomeadviceonhow

tohandlethemproperly.

Whyshouldwechooseyou?Tothisquestion,youcanask

yourselfwhyyouapplied,whatmakesyousuitableforthis

question,whatthecompanycangainfromhiringyou,whatyouhave

tooffer,howyouwouldhandlethisjib,etc.

split

youranswerintotwo,theprofessionalandthepersonallevel.

Bothareimportant,andhowyoumovefromonetotheotherdepends

giveabriefsummaryofyourlife,

professionalandpersonal,withlessemphasisontheearlypast,

ked―What

areyourweakness?‖,don‘tsay,―Idon‘thaveany.‖Everyone

hasweakness,andittakessomethingpositivelike,―Ihaven‘t

hadalotofexposureontheon-sitework,butI‘mlooking

forwardtobeingmoreinvolvedindealingwithcustomersdirectly

andlearningtheirneeds.‖

Anothercommonquestionis:―Whatareyourstrengths?‖You

shouldcustomizeyouranswertomeetthepositionrequirement.

themyourstrengths,butalsoshowthemhowtheyhowtheywould

howyourstrengthswerevaluable,use

the―Why,where,when,how‖todemonstrateandproveyour

strengths.

thepassagemainlyconcernedwith?

esthespeakerNOTmentionasananswertothe

question,―Whyshouldwechooseyou?‖?

esthespeakersayyoushouldstresswhen

introducingyourself?

esthespeakeradviceyouNOTtosaywhen

asked,―Whatareyourweaknesses?‖

ouldyousaywhenaskedaboutyourstrongpoints?

Kes:1C2.C3.B4.A5.D

ForReference

“Whyshouldwechooseyou?‖,―Tellmeabout

yourself.‖,―Whatareyourweaknesses?‖,and―Whatareyour

strength?‖

ngOut

MODEL1Canyougivemesometipsabouthowtogetagoodjob?

Susan:John,canyougivemesometipsabouthowtogetagood

job?

John:Didyougotothejobfairsandmeetwithcompanies?

Susan:Yeah,ydidn‘tseemtobeinterestedin

htaboutsuingthenforsexualdiscrimination.

John:I‘mafraiditwon‘ulookedat

thewantadsinthenewspaper?

Susan:I‘vebeencheckingthewantadseverydayforaweek,

butIcan‘tfindanythinginterestingthatI‘mqualifiedfor.

AndthefewthatIhaveseenareverylow-paying.

John:useasearchengineto

:Goodthinking!

Thanks!IthinkI‘lllookforsomethinginelectronicengineering.

John:Hey,IjustsawajobopeningatacompanycalledE-Tech.

Itcouldbejustthesortofthingyou‘relookingfor.

Susan:Great,I‘lltrymyluckthere.

John:Yeah,butifIremember,thedeadlineisthisafternoon.

Susan:Thisafternoon?Ohno!I‘dbettergetonlinequickly

andseeifIcansubmitmyresumebyE-mail.

John:Wait,haveyouupdatedyourresume?You‘dbetter

includeyourworkexperiencefromtheITcompanylastsummer.

Susan:Don‘‘,mate.

John:Anytime,Sue.

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Canyougivemesometipsabouthowtogetagoodjob?

B:Whathaveyoudonesofar?

A:I‘veaskedafewfriendsandrelativesforjobinformation,

butit‘snotofmuchuse.

B:uldgotothejobfair

andmeetwitcompanies.

A:Yes,ndustryseemstohavebeenbadlyhit

theeconomicrecession,andnotmanycompaniedcametothejob

hosewhodidcome,theysetahighstandardfor

thecandidates.

B:Tofindmoreopportunities,youmightaswelllookatthe

wantadsinthenewspaper.

A:I‘vebeencheckingthewantadsregularlyformonths,and

Ican‘tfindanythinggoodthatI‘few

thatIhaveseenareverylow-paying.

B:usea

searchenginetofindjobsitesrelatedtoyourfield.

A:Goodidea!IthinkI‘lllookforsomethinginsoftware

development.

B:Ijustfoundajobavailableatacomputercompanyonthe

tbejustthesortofthingyou‘re

lookingfor.

A:Great!I‘lltakeachanceonthat.

B:Remembertoupdateyourresumebeforeyousenditin.

It‘llbeplusforyouifyouincludeyourrecentworkexperience

attheITcompany.

A:.

MODEL2Doyouhaveanytipsforasuccessfulinterview?

Script

Susan:John,doyouhaveanytipsforasuccessfulinterview?

John:Well,firstofall,youneedtodressprofessionally.

Susan:Oh,whataboutduringtheinterview?

John:Ok,besuretomaintaingoodeyecontactandanswerall

‘tlooktooshy,norshould

yousoundtooaggressive.

Susan:I‘mnotsurewhatkindofquestionsthey‘llask.

John:They‘llprobablywanttoknowalittleaboutyourwork

mpaniesdon‘twantacompletelygreenhand.

Theydon‘twanttospendtimeandmoneyontraining.

Susan:Fortunately,IgainedsomeexperienceatanITcompany

:Theymayalsowanttoknow

,abilityforteamworkis

usuallyvalued.

Susan:WhatkindofquestionsshouldIaskthem?

John:Youshouldaskthemaboutthejobrequirementsandabout

thecompany.

Susan:ShouldIaskaboutsalaryandfringebenefits?

John:ethe

firstinterviewtosellyourself.

Susan:You‘areinterestedinhiringme,

therewillbeplentyofchancestotalkaboutmoneylater.

John:moreinterestedtheyare,themore

they‘lloffer.

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Canyougivemesomeadviceonhowtosucceedinan

interview?

B:Well,firstofall,youneedtopayattentiontoyour

etodressappropriately.A:Whatdoyoumean

byappropriately?

B:It‘ssesdon‘tliketo

seeacandidateonadirtyT-shirtandjeans.

A:ssclothesmaybeanindicatorofcareless

attitudeinwork.

B:,manyemployersareunwillingtohirea

youngmanwithhishairdyedredoryellow.

A:Then,whataboutduringtheinterview?

B:ooktooshy,

theymaysuspectyouarenotcapableofdealingwithachallenging

task.

A:I‘mnotsurewhatkindofquestionsthey‘llask.

B:They‘llprobablywanttoknowsomethingaboutyourwork

iesusuallydon‘twantanentirelynewhand.

Theydon‘twanttospendtimeandmoneyontraining.

A:Fortunately,Igainedsomeexperienceatalawoffirm

dasaninterntoprovide

freelegaladviceforthosewhoneedit.

B:,thisiswhattheycalled―legalassistanceto

theneedy‖.Also,acompanymaywanttoknowsomethingaboutyour

,teamplayersareoftenvaluedaboveallothers.

A:WhatkindofquestionsshouldIaskthem?

B:Youshouldaskthemaboutthejobrequirementsandabout

thecompany.

A:Ihearthatmanycompaniesaskedthecandidateswhatsalary

theyexpect.

B:That‘etoinquireaboutthepossiblesalary

alaryyouexpectis

reasonable,thisshowsthatyouknowtheprofessionswellandwill

haveagoodimpressionontheinterviewer.

A:Oh,I‘andthanks.

MODEL3Ourbestbetistorecruitfromthecompetition.

Script

Helen:Ourcompanyisstartingfromscratch,sowedon‘thave

:Thenourbestbetistorecruit

fromthecompetition.

Helen:Weneedmanagerswhoknowhowtobestrong,yetknow

howtogiveemployeestheirfreedom.

Bill:That‘sessential,especiallyinthecomputerindustry.

Oftencomputerexpertsliketoworkontheirown.

Helen:Wealsodon‘tbelievethatarightmanagementsystem

:Um…thatphilosophywill

helpyouattractmanyworthwhilepeople.

Helen:IrememberyourfriendDavidMilleristheCEOofa

e‘llhelpusstarta

recruitmentdrive.

Bill:‘sagoodtime,roffirms

havebeendownsizing.

Helen:ofcapablepeopleoutthereare

Davidhelpuspin

themdown?

Bill:Sure,Helen!That‘swhytheycallthemheadhunters.

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:WhatcanIdoforyou?

B:I‘mlookingforapublicrelationsmanageratour

advertisingcompany.

A:Doyouhaveanyspecificrequirementforsuchamanager?

B:Well,firstofall,shemustbeagoodleader,whoknowto

bestrong,thisway

canshegivefullplaytotheemployees‘enthusiasm.

A:Oh,that‘

otherqualitiesdoyouexpectofthemanager?

B:

see,withoutsuchskill,onecanhardlygetajobwelldone.

A:Ican‘all?

B:appenstohaveawidenetworkofbusiness

connections,it‘llbeagreatasserttothecompany.

A:‘lltryourbesttofindonewhomeetsyour

requirements.

B:Doyouthinkyoucanpinonedownquickly?

A:,anumberoffirmshavebeendownsizing.

Soit‘sagoodtimeforhead-hunting.

B:‘swhytheycallyouheadhunters.

‘sTalk

Script

Goodafternoon,versity‘sCareerOffice

askedmetogiveatalkonthetopicofhowtoprepareforjob

probablythemostimportantaspectinsecuring

esometipsIbelievetobeuseful.

First,uhavethisinformation,

makealistofwhatskillsorknowledgeyouhavethatwouldbe

notsellyourselftothemifyoudon‘t

knowwhatitisyouareselling.

‘twearanythingtoo

flashy;beingneatandcleanismoreimportantthanwearingthe

istolookprofessionalwithoutoverdoing

,re

notcomfortablewithatie,itmightbebestnottowearone,

tthingyou

wantistobeworriedaboutyourappearanceduringtheinterview.

Itwillonlymakeyounervous,andyouwillquicklylose

confidence.

Moverover,youhavetoworkoutwhatyouneedtotakewith

you:AcopyofyourCV,originalsandcopiesofyourqualification

paper,copiesofreference,samplesofyourwork,ifapplicable,

,makesure

‘ttakea

pileofpaperworkthatyouhavetosiftthroughfortenminutesto

llgivethemtheimpressionthatyouare

rewellprepared,you‘relikelytohave

goodluck.

ThingstoDoMoreDetails

researchonthecompany.

istofwhatskillsorknowledgeyouhavethatwould

twhatproductsitmakes,whoits

customersare,andwhatitsobjectiveis.

Tip2

Takecareoveryourphysicalappearance.⑴Dressright.

Don’twearanythingtooflashy;neatandcleanaremoreimportant

thanthelatestfashion.

⑵orriedaboutyourappearance

duringtheinterviewwillmakeyounervousandyouwillquickly

loseconfidence.

Tip3

Workoutwhattotakewithyou.⑴Prepareacopyofyour

resume,originalsandcopiesofyour

qualificationpapers,copiesofreferences,andsamplesof

yourwork.

⑵Makesureeverythingiswellorganizedandneatlypresented.

Discussion

SAMPLE

A:Afterlisteningtothecareerofficer‘stalk,I‘venow

realizestheimportanceofgettingpreparedforaninterview.

B:fall,weshouldneverbelateforan

‘renotpunctual,they‘llsuspectthatyou‘ll

belateforworkinfuture.

A:Beforegoingtotheinterview,wehadbetterpayattention

lookprofessionalwithoutoverdoingit.

Carelessclotheswillleadthemintothinkingthatyou‘relikely

todoyourjobcarelessly.

B:Duringtheinterview,itisimportanttolookconfident

‘snecessarytomaintaineyecontact.

Thisshowsyourinterestintheconversation,andhelpsto

maintainthecommunicationbetweenyouandtheinterviewer.

A:Manyemployersattachimportancetotheeducationyou‘ve

tohighlightthosecour speciallyvaluable

tothecompany.

B:showthemwehave

emaboutourinternship,

andemphasizetheskillsthatareusefulinthejobwe‘reseeking.

A:Howcleveryouare!Thesedaysmanystudentswanttotellthe

prospectiveemployerthattheyhaveagoodcommandofEnglishand

haveobtainedaCollegeEnglishTestBand4Certificate.B:

They‘realsoeagertotellinterviewerabouttheircomputer

skillswithPowerPoint,officeautomation,ts

fromnon-keyuniversitiesespeciallyneedcertificatestoshoe

they‘veacquiredthoseskillsbeforetheycanhopetocompete

againststudentsfromprestigiousuniversities.

A:Characterisconsideredanimportantfactorincontemporary

society,whereteamworkisamust.

B:Buttoomanystudentsaresayingmoreorlessthesame

ybodysays,―I‘mwarm-heartedandcooperative,get

alongwellwithmyclassmates,andhavegoodteamspirit,‖the

bosswillsoongetfedup.

A:Perhapsweshouldlettheworkwe‘vedoneshoeour

character.

B:anshowthem

you‘reanimportantofficialoftheStudentUnionofthe

universityorthedepartment,oryou‘veorganizedasinging

competitionandwonanaward,obviouslyyou‘reagoodteamplayer.

rListeningandSpeaking

Task1:TheRoleMemoryPlaysinOurLife

Script

Yourresume,orCVinBritishEnglish,hasonemissionandone

missiononly:sumeisusually

―younever

getasecondchancetomakeafirstimpression‖,you‗dbetterget

‘resomesuggestionsthatmaybeofuse

,useadesignthatdemandsattention.

Employersdon‘thavetimetoreadthrougheachofyourjob

descriptionstoknowifyouhavethe

ignofyourresumemustdoitfor

sumeshouldbeconcise,well-organizedandrelevant.

Itshouldemphasizedthemostimportantandrelevantpointsabout

yourexperience,skillsandeducation.

Second,portant

statementsinyourresumeinorderofimportanceandrelevanceto

fulstatementwithexactnumbers

influenceseverystatementthatfollows.

Third,lhavemoresuccessifyou

adjustyourresumeandcoverletterforthespecificskills

rwords,youneedto―re-package‖yourself.

Inthatway,anemployerwillseeimmediatelythatyoucorrespond

tdishonestto―re-package‖

simplypressingyourselfandyourskillsinthe

llhelpyoutoget

moreinterviewsandallowyoutoapplyforawiderrangeojobs.

sthespeakersaytheresumeisimportant?

ingtothepassage,whyshouldyouemphasizethemost

importantpointaboutyourself?

oesthespeakeradviseputtingtheimportant

informationinyourjobdescription?

yresumeswouldthespeakeradviseyoutowriteif

youappliedforthreejobs?

fthefollowingmakesagoodtitleforthepassage?

Keys:1.C2.A3.A4.C5.B

Task2:TwoEssentialFactorsinanInterview

Script

Whenapplyingforajob,especiallyajobyoureallywant.

It‘mesit‘s

thisanxiety,notourqualifications,thatkeepsusfromobtaining

ourdreamjob.

Soyoumustovercomeyournervousnessandbuildupconfidence.

Thisofteninvolvestwofactors:onementalandtheotherphysical.

Mentally,it‘simportanttoprepareyourselffortheinterview

er,itmightbeyourdreamjob,

butitwon‘tbetheendoftheworldifyoudon‘

yourselfthatthecompanywouldbeluckytogetyou;andifthey

choosesomeoneelse,nce,youneed

ilitytoanswerall

questionswithouthesitationwillcertainlyimpressthe

interviewer.

Nowthatyouarementallyreadyforanyquestionthatmightbe

thrownyourway,it‘stimetoworkonyourphysicalpresentation.

Nomatterwhatpositionyouareapplyingfor,yourphysical

appearanceattheinterviewwillbeabigfactorinthefinal

‘salwaysagoodideatowearasuit;it

doesn‘thavetobeadesignersuit,butsomethingplainand

mple,don‘t

re,too,

yseemlikecommonsense,but

you‘t‘s

notnecessarytovisitthebeautysalonbeforeyourinterview,

makesurethatyournailarewell-manicured,andyourhairis

styledcarefullyand

neatly.

Task3:AnInterviewThatUpsetstheBoss

Script

Johnwasinaterribleaccidentatworkandlostbothofhis

ewaspermanentlydisfigured,hesettledwiththe

companyforafairlylargecompensationanddecidedtoinvestthe

eeksof

negotiations,realizedthatheknew

nothingaboutrunningsuchabusinessandquicklysetouttohire

someonewhocoulddothatforhim.

stguywasgreat.

theendoftheinterview,Johnaskedhim,‖Doyounoticeanything

differentaboutme?‖Andthegentlemananswered,―Whyyes,I

couldn‘thelpnoticeyouhavenoears.‖Johngotveryupsetand

threwhimout.

Thesecondinterviewwaswithawoman,andshewasevenbetter

dherthesamequestion,―Doyou

noticeanythingusuallyaboutme?‖andtheshereplied,―Well,

youhavenoears.‖AgainJohngotfuriousandtossedherout.

eemedtobeabetterbusinessmanthan

sanxioustoemployhim,but

askedhimthesamequestion,―Doyounoticeanythingdifferent

aboutme?‖

Andtohissurprise,theyoungmananswered,―Yes,youwear

contactlenses.‖

Johnwasamazed,andsaid,―Whatanincrediblyobservant

youngman!Howintheworlddidyouknowthat?‖

Theyoungmanlaughedandreplied,―Well,it‘sprettyhard

towearglasseswithnoears!‖

ForReference

bothofhisears.

eherealizedthatheknewnothingaboutrunningthe

businessafterheboughtit.

etheintervieweesaidhenoticedthatJohnhadno

ears,andJohngotupset.

henoticedJohnworecontactlenses.

ghtitwasprettydifficulttowearglasseswithno

ears.

NewsReport

AGalaxyofFilmPrizeWinners

Script

TheEuropeanFilmAwards—FirstHollywood,thenCannes,and

nowPairs?

TheEuropeanFilmAwardsceremonywasheldinPairsinearly

December,honoringthebestinEuropeanandworldfilms.

LarsvonTrier‘sDancerintheDarkwastheoverallwinnerof

theevening,receivingawardsforthebestEuropeanfilmandbest

actress—Bjork.

.Theaudienceswasdisappointed,however,asneithervonTrier,

Bjork,northeOscar-winningItaliandirectorRobertoBenigni

showeduptoacceptawards.

Still,shactorRichard

Harris,whowasgivenanawardforlifetimeachievement,gavea

humorousthank-youspeechthatwasthehighpointoftheevening.

Anotherinternationallyknownactor,JeanReno,alsogavean

nchactorreceivedanaward

forEuropeanachievementinworldcinema,forhisinternational

firmcareer.

tofthe

prizesattheceremony,whichpeoplehavebeencalling―the

EuropeanOscars‖,wenttoFrenchfilms.

Therewasoneinternationalfilmaward,whichwenttoa

French-HongKongco-production,WongKarwai‘sIntheMoodfor

Love.

Uint5

isteningPractice

W:‘smyreceipt.I

knowit‘sjustwarrantyperiod,butthecamerahasn‘tworked

properlyforsometime,andnowit‘snotfocusingatall.

M:We‘resorryyou‘vehasproblemwithoneofourcameras.I

tseemsthatthecamerahassufferedsomedamage,butyou‘vebeen

aregularcustomer,andwe‘dliketolookafterthisproblemfor

you.I‘lljustgiveyouareplacement.

Q:Whatwillthemando?

W:We‘reuprightallourstaffequipment,andwe‘llneed50

astI‘vealwaysfoundof

yourpricestothebest.

M:You‘rerightaboutthat,wedohavethelowestpricesin

‘ndmethe

specsforeach,andI‘llsendyouaquotethatI‘msureyouwill

take.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

W:Weordered50fromyourcompany,butontheinvoiceIsee

there‘htshippingwas

includedinthequote.

M:Shippingisincluded;theremustbeamistakeonthe

invoice.I‘llstraightenonthemistakeandsendyouanew

invoice.

Q:Whichofthefollowingistrue?

M:Thiswasstime-sensitivedocument!There‘snopointin

deliveringitthreehourslate!

W:I‘msorry,sIcouldconnectyoutoour

complaintsdepartmentifyouwishtotakeitfurther.

Q:Whatistrueofthedocument?

M:Wewereverysurprisedtoreceivesuchbadservicefroma

companywe‘ehavethis

problem,andI‘dliketoknowwhatyou‘regoingtodoaboutit.

W:Ithinkthisistheresultofabreakdownincommunication,and

weneedtolookatourcommunicationmethodsbothinternallyand

slywewanttokeepourclientshappy,and

unfortunatelywe‘vefallenshortthistime.I‘mheretomake

sureitwon‘thappenagain.

Q:Whatisthereasonoftheproblem,accordingtothewoman?

Keys:1.C2.D3.A4.B5.C

ingIn

Task1:AttendingaBusinessReception

Script

Chris:I‘vebeenlookingforwardtothisreceptionforweeks.

Ican‘w,startmaking

newconnections.

Nora:tareyougoingtodowithall

thosebrochures?

Chris:Thepartyendsattwo,IfigureIcanhavethemall

distributedbyone-thirty,

Nora:No,no,no,rochureswill

:WhatshouldIdothen?

Nora:‘sthewaytodoit.

Chris:Idon‘tunderstandwhat‘swrongwiththesebrochures

aboutourcompany.

Nora:Thisroomisgoingtobefilledwithpotentialclients,

butthereisanunwrittenlaw;youleaveyourworkatthedoor.

Chris:ButhowamIsupposedtogetanythingofthisifwe

can‘ttalkbusiness?

Nora:thereandexchange

:ThenfollowuponMonday?

Nora:‘ssplitupsowecancovermore

ground.

Chris:goingtobeapieceofcake.I‘ll

meetyoubackhereattwo.

seagerto

artyendsattwo,heintendsto

a

disagrees,sayingthatthosebrochureswillmakehimlooklikea

iseshimjusttohandoutbusinesscardand

iswondershowhecanget

anythingoutofthisifshecan‘,Nora

atches

onquicklyandknowsthathecanhandoutbusinesscardsnowand

y,Norasuggestssplittingupsothat

eelsitwillbeapieceofcake

andpromisetomeetherbackthereattwo.

Task2:AWorkQualificationTest

Script

inesshasbeenin

me,withthe

countlessclientsthathadgoneinandoutoftheoffice,the

marblestepinfrontofthebuildinghaddevelopedabig,deepdip

initfromallthewearandtear.

Theaccountant‘sfriendskepttellinghimthathehadbetter

getitreplaced;otherwisehe‘dbesuedifanyoneeverslipped

andfell.

Reluctantly,theaccountantcalledastonemasontogetaquote

estonemasongotthere,theaccountant

demandedapriceforanewstep.

“Ah,bigjob,‖saidtheestonemason,―ButIsupposeI

couldgiveyouanewstepforahundredpounds.‖Theaccountant

wasstunned.―Areyoucrazy,man?Ican‘tpayyouahundred

pounds!‖Thinkingaboutitforasecond,heturnedtothe

stonemasonandasked,―Whatwouldyouchargemetodigupthe

stepandturnitoversothatthewornpartisinthegroundand

I‘dgetanewsquarestep?‖Thestonemason

hesitated,―20pounds.‖

“Doit!‖Demandedtheaccountant,―Andcallmewhenyou‘re

done.‖

Theaccountantwentbackinsidetoreadhisbooks,butafter

ccountant

openedthedoor,hesawthestonemasonstandingthere,pointingto

nemasonlaughedashesaid,―Your

great-greatgranddaddythoughtofthatahundredandfiftyyears

ago!‖

Keys:FTFFT

ForReference

essclientsthathadgoneinandoutoftheoffice

thestepoversothatthewornpartwasinthe

ground

Task3:WheretoStartYourBusiness

Script

Youhavetoconsiderthelocationwhenlaunchingabusiness.

Youwillbe―planningyourbusinesstree‖thereandwillhaveto

etokeepinmindafew

thingswhendecidingonaplacetopenyourbusiness.

Firstofall,youhavetotakethelocaleconomyinto

localareagrowingandbuilding?Arethe

markettrendsgood?Evenifyouhavetolocateyourbusiness

fartherfromyourhome,trytofindaplacethatisbuildingup

stthingyoucandoistopicka

placethatisinthe―badareaoftown‖becauseitisless

dresscanbe

thefirstthingpeoplewillaskfor,anditcansayalot

aboutyourbusiness.

Thesecondthingyouhavetobearinmindisthejobmarket.

SinceunemploymentislowinmostareaintheUnitesStates,

considerwhattypeofemployeesyouwillneedandfindoutif

untofmoneythatyouwill

havetospendItherecruitingphasecouldbeanindicatorthat

youshouldorshouldnotlocatethebusinessinanareawitha

differentemployeepool.

Anotherfactorpeoplehavetoconsideriswhetheryoucan

the

communitywarmtoyou,youshouldbecomeinvolvedinitbyjoining

thelocalChamberofCommerce,BusinessAssociation,CityCouncil

Committees,orotherlocalorganizationthatcouldofferyouhelp.

Whyplanonretiring―oneday‖tosomegreatlocation?Whynot

movetherenowandstartyourdreambusiness?

thespeakermainlytalkingabout?

styoufindifyouaregoingtolocateabusinessat

adistancefromyourhome?

ingtothespeaker,whatistheworstthingyoucan

do?

lltherecruitingmoneytellyou?

nyoudothegetonwellwiththelocatepeople?

Kes:1D2.C3.C4.A5.C

ForReference

Todecideonagoodbusinesslocation,onehastoconsiderthe

localeconomy,thejobmarketthere,andwhetheryoucanintegrate

witthelocalcommunity.

ngOut

MODEL1Iamhavingcashproblems.

Bill:Helen,

wantittogrow,I‘mafraidyouneedtodosomethingaboutcash

flow.

Helen:Bill,althoughyou‘veworkedhereonlyforacoupleof

months,ingcash

problems.

Bill:Clearlyyoudon‘thavethemoneyyouneedtobuythe

ejustbarelyenoughfundsto

coveryourday-to-dayoperationalexpenses.

Helen:Ithinkmybestbetistosecureasmall-businessloan.

Bill:Idon‘tthinkthat‘stomeyou

don‘thavethecollaredforaloan.

Helen:WhatcanIdothen?

Bill:lpunderwrite

loansforasmallbusiness.

Helen:So,eventhoughIdon‘thavemuchcollateral,Ican

stillqualityforaloan?

Bill:Underthisspecialprogram,possibly.

Helen:

needtogetsometimetogettherevenuesup.

Bill:Applyforthesmall-businessloan,andkeepyourfingers

crossed!

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOGA:You‘veworkedasaconsultantforalong

time,soyouknowthecompanyinsideout.I‘mhavingcash

problems.

B:antthecompanytogrow,I‘mafraidyou

yyoudon‘thavethemoneyyou

tbarelyhave

enoughfundstocoveryourday-to-dayoperatingexpenses.

A:Ithinkmybestbetistoaskthebankloan.

B:Idon‘tthinkthat‘ysthe

‘llhaveadifficulttimepaying

backtheloan.

A:WhatcanIdothen?

B:Tryabusinessincubator.

A:WhatcanIgetfromthem?

B:Theyofferarangeofservicessuchasconsultancy,

training,andmoreimportantly,venturecapital.

A:CanIreallygetventurecapitalfromthem?

B:Possibly,ifyouproveyourcompanyispromising.

A:Good,

needsometimetogetrevenuesup.B:Well,applyforarisk

investment,andkeepyourfingerscrossed

MODEL2Ihavesomeverybadnews.

Helen:Bill,I‘vebeensearchingforaloan,butIwas

‘mafraidIhavesomeverybadnews.

Bill:Whatisit?

Helen:Well,thecompanyhasbeenexperiencingserious

financialdifficultiesforquitealongtimenow.

Bill:Iknowwe‘vebeenoperatingintheredforthepastfew

months.

Helen:longdiscussionwithmypartners,

I‘vecometotheconclusionthatthebestcourseofactionisto

fileforbankruptcy

Bill:What?Bankruptcy?Ididn‘tknowyouwereinthiskind

ofseriousfinancialtrouble.

Helen:ofour

‘llhaveto

hesituationisgoingtogo

from

lycan‘taffordtokeepourdoorsopen

forlong.

Bill:Whendoyouplantomaketheannouncementtotellall

theemployees?

Helen:Earlynextweek.

Bill:Whatkindsofseverancepackagewillweabletooffer

them?

Helen:Unfortunately,thebestwecandoisofferonemonth‘s

salary.

Bill:Oh!Howterrible!OK,I‘llcontactVivitekandseeif

theyareinterestedinacquiringourcompany.

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Ihavesomeverybadnews.

B:What‘sthat?

A:Thecompany‘sproductshaven‘tsoldwellforalongtime,

youknow.

B:e‘vebeenoperatingatalossforseveral

months.

A:eralongdiscussionwithmypartner,I‘ve

cometotheconclusionthatthebestcourseofactionistofile

forbankruptcy.

B:What?Bankruptcy?I‘dsuggestthatyoufindamerger

mbinedstrength,wecanfacethestiff

marketcompetition.

A:lbewillingto

mergerwithus?

B:Youcantellthemwehaveateamofwell-trainedskilled

,

wehavealotoftooffer.

A:Sorry,butI‘prefer

todeclarebankruptcy.

B:Whendoyouplantomakeitknowntothestaff?

A:Sometimesnextmonth.

B:Whatkindofseverancepackageareyougoingtoofferthem?

A:Unfortunately,thebestwecandoisofferonemonth‘s

salary.

B:That‘sterrible.

MODEL3We‘vebeenlookingforamergerpartner.

Script

Bill:IhearthatVivitekhasbeenconsideringacquiringaCD

a:That‘‘s

onyourmind?

Bill:MybossHelenthinksthatourcompanywouldbeagood

‘vebeenlookingforamergerpartner.

Jessica:Areyousureyouroperationhasmuchtobringtothe

table?

Bill:lityofourproductsisfirst-rate,

‘smore,Vivitek

beanall-around

excellentmatch.

Jessica:Ithinkitmightbe,thoughwehaveyettodiscuss

details.

Bill:Asamatteroffact,we‘vealreadyreceivedafew

attractivebids.

Jessica:Well,weofcurseneedtocomeupwithaplanthatis

attractiveforbothparties

Bill:True,butmybosshastokeepour

shareholders‘interestsinmind.

Jessica:It‘sreasonabletokeepyouremployees‘welfarein

mind.

Bill:Yes,wedon‘twanttodisappointthem.

Jessica:Thenlet‘stalkaboutspecifics.

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Ihearthatyourcorporationhasconsideredacquiringa

softwaredevelopmentcompanyforsometime.

B:That‘‘sonyourmind?

A:We‘hinkour

companywouldbeagoodmatchforyou.

B:anumberoffirst-rateprogrammers

(programwriterssoftwareengineers),andoneofoursoftware

productsisahit.

A:Thenwhydoyouwantamerger?

B:blemwithusis

thatwedon‘

yourcompanycanpropelustoevengreaterheights.

A:Asamatteroffact,we‘vealreadyreceivedafew

vetobecautiousinmakingadecision.

B:Ihopeyouwillfindourcompanyanall-aroundexcellent

gerwilturnouttobeawin-win(double-wintwo-win)

situation.

A:Ithinkthatmightbe,thoughwestillhavetodiscuss

specifics.

B:Well,weofcurseneedtoworkoutaschemethatis

attractiveforbothparties.

A:True,wehavetokeepinmindtheinterestsofthe

shareholdersofbothsides.

B:‘swhytheycallyouheadhunters.

‘sTalk

Script

Martin:Dick,wouldyoureviewtheresultofthesurveyon

toplanourproposalforthis

Friday‘sbusinessmeeting.

Dick:Sure.I‘vesummarizedtheresultsinthehandouts,

surveywasadministeredto550menandwomenbetweentheageof18

and55yearsold,andtheresultshavebeencompiledinthe

followingagegroups:18to26,27to35,36to45,and46to55.

Accordingtotheresults,themostactivegroupinvolvedin

sportingactivitiesisbetween18and26yearsold,followedby

those36to45yearsold.

Martin:Okay.

Dick:Asfarasparticularsportsareconcerned,peoplein

thesetwogroupscitedjoggingastheirfavoriterecreational

sportfollowedbyskiing,tennis,swimming,andcycling.

Martin:Andwhataboutthesegroupsbrokendownbygender?

Dick:Oh,Martin,earsto

beslightlymoreactivethanwomeninthe18to26year-oldage

group,butwomenseemmoreactiveintheotherthreegroups

Martin:nwhatyouhavesaid,Ithinkweshould

considertargetingthe18to26year-oldagegroupmoreinthe

eelweshouldconsiderexpandingourlineof

athleticshoes,

alsohavetocomeupwithamoreappealingsloganaimedatthis

agegroup.

Dick:r,the46to55agegroupis

vethistrend

willcontinue,soweshouldnotneglectthem.

Martin:,let‘smeetagainonWednesday

toironoutmoredetailsofthisproposal.

ResultsoftheSurvey

AgeGroupsThetwomostactiveagegroupsinsporting

activitiesarethosebetween18and26yearsoldandthose36-45

yearsold.

SportingActivitiesThesportsthosetwogroupslikearein

theorderofjoggingskiing,tennis,swimming,cycling.

GenderInthe18-26year-oldgroup,menappeartobeslightly

therthreegroups,womenseemto

bemoreactive.

DecisionsBasedontheSurvey

TargetingThe18-26year-oldagegroup

ExpandingThelineofathleticshoos,particularlyjogging

shoesandtennisfootwear

NotneglectingThe46to55agegroup,becausetheyare

becomingmoreconcernedaboutstayingfit

Discussion

SAMPLE

A:Howmanypeopledoyouthinkwehavetosurveybeforewe

canhaveaclearideaaboutthesalespotentialforeachproduct?

B:Ithinkoursurveymustbeadministeredtoatleast300men

andwomenofvariousages,isethe

resultswon‘tbereliable.

A:Perhapswecanuseourcommonsensetopredicttheresults.

B:Obviously,youngpeoplepaymoreattentiontotheirclothes

thanolderpeople,andtheytendtobuymore.

A:It‘sclearthatwomenaremoreactiveinbuyingdresses.

Ourproductionshouldtargetwomen.B:Whatdoyouthinkaboutthe

variousincomegroups?Doyouthinkweshouldaimmainlyatthe

highincomegroup?

A:It‘chpeopleareverycarefulwith

,wehavetowaituntiltheinvestigationresults

comeout.

B:Nowlet‘roupdoyouthink

maybeactive?

A:Iguesstheyoungpeoplemaybuythemostbecausemanyof

themlikesportsagreatdeal.

B:Ithinkthisgroupwillbefollowedbytheoldgroup

peoplearebecomingmore

concernedaboutstayingfit.

A:lievethistrendwillcontinue,sowe

shouldn‘tneglectthem.

B:Whatmaybetheresultbrokendownbygender?

A:Manypeoplethinkmenaremoreactivethanwomen,butI‘m

notquitesure.

B:Ok,let‘scarryoutoursurveyasearlyaspossibleand

letfactsspeakforthemselves.

rListeningandSpeaking

Task1:HotBusinessIdeas

Script

sinessideascome

re

interestedinstartingabusiness,butdon‘tknowwhatproductor

serviceyoumightsell,herearesomewaysthatmayhelpyoufind

one.

Firstofall,youshouldstudyhowtovaluetoanexisting

ferencerawwoodandfinishedwoodenproductsisa

goodexampleofputtingaproductthroughanadditionalprocess

thatincreasesitsvalue.

Butadditionalprocessesarenottheonlywayvaluecanbe

htalsoaddservices,orcombineoneproductwith

tance,alocalfarmwhichsellsproducecan

alsoofferavegetabledeliveryservice—forafree.

Whatbusinessideascanyoudevelopalongtheselines?Focus

onwhatproductsyoumightbuy,andwhatyoumightdotothemor

withthemtocreateaprofitablebusiness.

provean

nowthatthepersonwhocan

rson

couldbeyou!Alocalentrepreneurhascreatedanimprovedversion

‘sbiggerandheavier,sohula-hooperscan

shecomeup

withthisbusinessidea?Shethoughthulahoopingwouldbeafun

thingtodowithherdaughter,butfoundthecommercially

availableproducttooflimsy.

Thereareveryfewproductsorservicesthatcan‘tbe

eneratingbusinessideasbylookingatthe

productsandservicesyouuseandbrainstormingideasastohow

theycouldbebetter.

thefirstwaythespeakermentionsthathelpsyou

produceabusinessidea?

fthefollowingmethodsdoesthespeakerNOTmention?

sthespeakermentionthemousetrap?

fthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

fthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthe

passage?

Keys:1.C2.B3.B4.A5.D

Task2:Whatdoyouknowaboutbusiness?

Script

Historically,thetermbusinessreferredtoactivitiesor

nsion,thewordbecame,asrecentlyasthe18th

century,synonymouswith―anindividualcommercialenterprise‖.

Whenreferringtoactivities,thetermsbusinessandindustry

ishermanmightsay

eitherthatheisinthe―fishingbusiness‖,whichisabit

colloquialorthatheworksinthe―fishingindustry‖,which

d―trade‖mayserveasan

equivalentofboth―business‖and―industry‖.

Peopleestablishbusinessinordertoperformeconomic

meexceptions,suchasnon-profitorganizations

andinstitutionsofthegovernment,busines xisttoproduct

rwords,theownersandoperatorsofabusiness

havereceivingorgeneratingafinancialreturnfortheirtime,

effortandcapitalasoneoftheirmainobjectives.

nt

years,

offerintangibleproductsandtypicallyhavedifferent,usually

smaller,butors

needsmallerfundsthanmanufacturers.

Mostlawsspecifytheformsthatabusinesscantake,anda

commontypesincludepartnerships,corporations,alsocalled

limitedliabilitycompanies,andsoleownerships.

Task3:Anofficeboyorabillionaire?

Ajoblessmanappliedforthepositionof―officeboy‖at

anresourcemangerinterviewedhim,andgavehim

atest:cleanthefloor.

“Youareengaged,‖hesaid,―givemeyouremailaddress,

andI‘llsendyoutheapplicationformtofillandtellyouwhen

youwillstart.‖Themanreplied,―Idon‘thaveacomputeror

anemail.‖“I‘msorry,‖saidtheHRmanager,―ifyoudon‘t

haveanemail,thatmeansyoudon‘everdoesn‘t

existcan‘thavethejob!‖

‘tknowwhattodo,

decidedtogotothe

thetomatoesina

thantwohours,hesucceededin

atedtheoperationthreetimes,and

realizesthathecould

survivethisway,andstartedtogooutearlyandreturnedlate

everyday.

Thus,elater,

heboughtacart,thenatrunk,thenhehashisownfleetof

arslater,themanwasoneofthe

tedtoplan

hisfamily‘future,anddecidedtobuylife

edaninsurancebroker,andchosea

theconversationwasconcluded,thebroker

replied,‖Ihaveno

email.‖

Thebrokerreplied,‖Youdon‘thaveanemail,andyethave

succeededinbuildinganempire!Canyouimaginewhatyoucould

havebeenyouhadanemail.‖

Themanreplied,―AnofficeboyatMicrosoft!‖

ForReference

1.―Ifyoudon‘thaveanemailthatmeansyoudon‘texist.

Andwhoeverdoesn‘texistcan‘thavethejob!‖

than

twohours,atedthe

operationthreetimes,andreturnedhomewith60dollars.

htacart,thenatrunk,thenhehashisownfleet

arslater,themanwasoneofthe

biggestfoodretailersintheUnitedStates.

tedtoplanhisfamily‘future,anddecidedtobuy

edaninsurancebroker,andchosea

protectionplan.

ghtthatwithanemail,hewouldhavebecomean

officeboyatMicrosoft.

NewsReport

AHistoricSettlementbetweentheLawandBusiness

Script

BillGates,MicrosoftChairman:

Wehopethatwhenthestateattorneygeneralfullyreviewed

thesettlement,theywillalsoagreethatit‘stherightway

tionisneveragoodthingforanyindustryorany

saidforsometimethatwewouldgotheextra

exactlywhatwedidinreaching

thissettlement.

Theexperienceofthepastthethreeyearshshadaprofound

nafast-

moving,competitiveindustry,butwewillfocusmoreonhowour

actionsaffectothercompanies.

JohnAshcroft,neyGeneral:

Todayweareannouncingastrong,historicalsettlement

reachedbytheDepartmentofJusticeandtheMicrosoftCorporation

thatwillputanendtoMicrosoft‘sunlawfulconduct,bring

effectiverelieftothemarketplace,andensurethatconsumers

willhavemorechoicesinmeetingtheirneedsofcomputingand

ttlementistherightresult

forconsumersandforbusinesses,therightresultfortheeconomy,

idesprompt,effective,

certainreliefforconsumersandremovestheuncertaintyinthe

computermarket,acriticalfactorintoday‘seconomy.

Unit6

isteningPractice

W:Arethosecigarettesyours?o

backtoit,yourteethandfingerswillbenicotine-stained;your

breathandclotheswillsmellsmoky.

M:Ididn‘wingdiseasedlungskeptmefrom

eme,I‘llneveragainbeaslaveto

smoking.

Q:Whydidn‘tthemangobacktosmoking?

Script

M:What‘sthatnoise?It‘sreallyloud!Soundslikegunshots!

W:It‘sthelocal―youth‖‘tgo

‘relikelytothrowoneatyouorputonethroughthe

letterboxifyoubotherthem.

Q:Whatmaytheyoungpeopledo?

M:‘msureIputit

inmybackpocket.

W:Oh,no,it‘seasyforapickpockettotakeitfromthere.

Youshouldoutyourmoneyinyourbreastpocket.

Q:Whatshouldthemando,accordingtotheconversation?

M:eryoucomeour,you‘re

alwaysplaguedbybeggars.

W:Iknow,‘thelpbut

oksomiserable.

Q:Whatdothemanandwomanthinkabouttheyoungbeggars?

M:Thebankcallmetoday:theywantedtoknowifIspent

3,000dollarsinafurnitureshopthismorning!OfcourseI

didn‘t!

W:Someonemust‘‘s

‘llhavetocancelitatonceandgetanewone.

Hopefully,thebankwillcoverthedamage.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanrecommendthemantodo?

Keys:1.C2.C3.B4.A5.D

ingIn

Task1:HowtoSolveUnemploymentProblem

Script

Alan:Ihaveameetingwithmyaccountanttomorrowmorning.

She‘spreparingmyincometaxreturn,andIneedtogooversome

ofthereceiptswithher.

Pamela:Incometaxreturn!Don‘tyouthinkthegovernment

justsquandersourhard-earnedtaxonsomeunnecessaryprojects?

Alan:Sure,someonetheydo,butwearelivingprettywelland,

tobehonest,Idon‘‘mpayingincome

tax,itmeansI‘mearningwouldbemuchlower.

Pamela:Ifthepoorwouldjustgetjobs,ourtaxeswouldbe

muchlower.

Alan:Mostpeoplewouldratherworkthanreceivecharity,but

thesituationiscomplex:sometimestherearenojobsthatthey

aretrainedfor.

Pamela:Thentheyshouldtaketheneededtraining—upgrade

theirskillsandknowledgetobecomemoreemployable.

Alan:vernmenttax

dollarsaredirectedtoprogramsthathelpthepoorgetjobs.

Pamela:Butevenwhenjobsareavailable,someofthe

unemployeddon‘uldratherhaveahandout.

Alan:It‘oplehaveto

beeducatedtorealizehowmuchfullertheirlifewouldbeifthey

werenotdependentoncharity.

Pamela:Ithinkthegovernmentshouldattackunemploymentby

uldputmoremoneyintopeople‘s

pockets,thentheywouldspendmore,andthespendingwouldcreate

morejobsforthepoor.

Alan:Manypeoplewouldagreewithyou.

Alan‘saccountantispreparinghisincometaxreturn,sohe

complains

thatthegovernmentjustsquanderspeople‘shard-earnedtaxmoney

ndoesnotmindpayingtaxes,

sayingitmeansheisearningmoney,whichisbetterthanliving

insiststhatifthepoorwouldjustgetjobs,

sagrees,sayingmostpeople

wouldratherworkthanreceivecharity,butsometimesthereareno

elaassertsthatthe

joblesspeopleshouldtaketheneededtrainingtoupgradetheir

lievesthat

someofthegovernmenttaxdollarsarealreadydirectedto

trainingandupgradingprogramsthathelpthepoortogetjobs.

WhenPamelasayssomeoftheunemployeddon‘twanttowork,

preferringtohavehandouts,Alanpointsoutthatsomepeoplehave

tobeeducatedtorealizehowmuchfullertheirlifewouldbeif

is,however,moredown-

to-earth,thinkingthegovernmentshouldattackunemploymentby

uldgivepeoplemoremoney;then,

theywouldspendmore,whichwouldcreatemorejobsforthepoor.

Task2:AProfessionalGambler

Script

Inabaraguytoldthebartender,―I‘maprofessional

gambler;I‘vemadeoflotsofmoneyfromgambling.‖

Thebartenderanswered,―ds

arefifty-fiftyatbest,right?‖“Well,Ionlybetonsure

things,‖saidtheguy.

“Likewhat?‖askedthebartender.

Thebartenderthoughtaboutit,―Okay,‖hesaid.

Sotheguypulledouthisfalserighteyeandbitit,―Ah,

youscrewedme,‖saidthebartender,andpaidtheguyfifty

dollars.

“I‘llgiveyouanotherchance.I‘llbetyouanotherfifty

dollarsthatIcanbitemylefteye,‖saidthestranger.

Thebartenderthoughtitoveragainandsaid,―Well,Ican

seeyou‘renotblind.I‘lltakethatbet.‖So,theguypulled

bartenderhadto

payhimanotherfiftydollars.

Thentheguywenttothebackroomtoplaycardswithsomeof

anyhoursofdrinkingandcardplaying,he

stumblesuptothebartenderandsaid,―Bartender,I‘llgiveyou

onelastchance.I‘llbetyou500dollarsthatIcandumptomato

juiceintothatwhiskeybottlethreefootawaywithoutspillinga

drop.‖

Thebartenderthoughttheguymustbedrunknow,―Okay,

you‘reon,‖hesaid.